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CAPT.  S.  S.   CANFIELD. 


HISTORY 


OF 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY, 


IN 


THE  WAR  OF  THE  REBELLION 


Captain  S.  S.  CAN  FIELD. 


TOLEDO,    O.: 
VROOMAN,  ANDERSON  &  BATEMAN,  PRINTERS, 

1893. 


PREFACE. 


COMRADES: — The  task  assigned  me  at  the  reunion  of  the  21st 
.Regiment,  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers,  held  at  Rawson,  on  the  7th  and 
8th  of  September,  1892,  is  completed  to  the  best  of  my  ability,  and 
the  means  at  my  command. 

Up  to  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  September  20,  1863, 
no  reports  of  the  operations  of  the  Regiment  had  been  made,  no 
record  of  its  marches,  battles  or  campaigns  existed,  except  the  brief 
report  of  the  battle  of  Stone's  River,  by  Colonel  Neibling,  herein  given. 
At  the  battle  on  Snodgrass  Hill,  or  Missionary  Ridge,  on  the  afternoon 
of  the  20th  of  September,  1863,  than  which  but  few  more  sanguinary 
battles  are  recorded  in  history,  the  services  of  the  21st  Ohio  are  prac 
tically  ignored.  General  Brannan  in  his  report  mentions  it  last,  in  a 
list  of  four  regiments,  by  which  he  was  "reinforced  at  intervals,"  but 
in  an  additional  or  amended  report  he  mentions  it  more  favorably. 

Van  Horn  and  Turchin  mention  it  favorably,  but  neither  of 
them  were  present  to  know  of  its  services. 

The  commanding  officers  of  the  35th  Ohio  and  2d  Minn,  both 
agree  in  saying,  those  regiments  relieved  the  21st  Ohio  about  2:30 
p.  rn.  The  prevailing  opinion  is,  the  battle  for  the  possession  of  the 
Ridge  commenced  about  this  time,  and  the  question  naturally  arises, 
—if  the  21st  Ohio  was  relieved  at  the  commencement  of  the  battle, 
where  did  the  regiment  spend  the  afternoon,  and  under  what  ci 
did  it  loose  149  of  its  nunabpr  cither  filled  9r  wound<?4? 

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HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 


Little  notice  seems  to  have  been  taken  of  the  first  attack  on  the 
Ridge,  which  if  successful  would  have  decided  the  fortunes  of  the 
day,  adversely  to  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland. 

Colonel  Sirwell  refers  to  this  attack  in  his  report,  when  he  says, 
"My  men  rapidly  threw  up  fine  breastworks  of  logs  and  rails,  but 
we  had  no  chance  to  try  their  defensive  qualities,  for  the  sharp, 
quick  firing  of  skirmishers  in  our  rear,  made  us  face  about,  and 
hasten  up  the  hill  immediately  behind  us."  * 

Major  McMahan  also  refers  to  this  in  his  report,  but  does  not 
give  it  that  prominence  and  emphasis,  the  severity  of  the  contest, 
and  the  importance  of  the  result  demand. 

Ordering  the  Regiment  to  "occupy  a  position  on  the  extreme 
right,"  with  empty  guns,  under  circumstances  which  rendered  its 
capture  certain,  seems  unjust  if  not  uncalled  for. 

Colonel  McMahan  was  at  great  pains  to  ascertain  who  was 
responsible  for  this,  but  strange  to  say,  no  one  has  yet  been  found 
who  will  confess  it  was  by  his  order. 

All  we  know,  and  probably  all  that  will  ever  be  known,  is,  the 
officer  who  gave  the  order  wore  colored  glasses.  We  know  of  one 
officer  who  belonged  to  General  Brannan's  Division,  who  wore 
colored  glasses,  and  who  was  on  the  Ridge  a  part  of  the  afternoon, 
but  he  denies  giving  the  order,  and  as  there  might  have  been  another 
officer  on  the  Eidge  who  wore  colored  glasses,  we  are  not  able  to  fix 
the  responsibility  of  our  capture  on  any  one. 

To  correct  errors,  show  the  injustice  done  the  Regiment,  and 
place  it  in  its  true  light  among  its  friends,  Colonel  McMahan  first 
conceived  the  idea  of  writing  its  history  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga, 
and  later  concluded  to  give  a  sketch  of  its  entire  service.  Before 
much  had  been  accomplished,  except  by  way  of  preparation,  death 
claimed  him.  The  general  plan  and  scope  of  his  intended  history, 
from  the  material  prepared  by  him,  I  have  been  unable  to  determine. 

••'  This  applies  only  to  the  21st  Ohio,  as  that  was  the  only  regiment  of  Sirwell's 
Brigade  that  was  engaged  with  the  enemy  that  day. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  5 

All  the  prepared  matter  found  among  his  papers,  is  herein 
given  with  the  proper  credit,  except  a  partially  prepared  article  on 
"discipline."  This  by  advice  is  omitted,  and  in  its  stead  the  reader 
will  find  a  substitute. 

I  have  studiously  avoided  provoking  controversy,  either  by 
claiming  for  the  21st  Ohio  what  does  not  belong  to  it,  or  by  adverse 
criticisms  on  the  reports  and  claims  of  others. 

What  justly  belongs  to  the  Regiment  I  have  boldly  set  before 
the  reader,  and  the  corroborative  testimony  introduced,  I  think,  will 
convince  him  of  the  justness  of  our  claim. 

He  will  find  it  clearly  proven  that  the  Regiment  came  up  on  the 
hill  between  8  and  10  o'clock,  and  that  it  marched  to  its  last  position 
where  it  was  captured,  after  sunset. 

Every  survivor  of  that  battle  must  testify,  that  nearly  all  the 
time  intervening  between  coming  on  the  hill  and  marching  to  its 
last  position,  the  Regiment  spent  in  line  of  battle;  that  no  time  was 
spent  lying  in  reserve;  that  no  time  was  spent  in  search  of 
ammunition,  except  in  getting  it  from  the  dead  and  wounded,  and  in 
this  pursuit  no  time  was  needlessly  squandered ;  and  that  nearly  all 
the  time  spent  in  line  of  battle,  the  Regiment  was  either  engaged  in 
repelling  the  assaults  of  the  enemy,  or  exposed  to  the  fire  of  sharp 
shooters. 

Incidents  are  given,  as  aids  in  determining  periods  of  time. 
From  these  and  the  testimony,  the  reader  must  judge  of  their 
correctness.  Of  the  responsibility  for  the  sacrifice  of  the  Regiment 
by  capture,  I  have  not  been  able  to  elicit  anything  new.  I  very 
much  regret  General  Brannan's  writing  to  Major  McMahan,  "The 
surrender  of  your  command  was  accomplished  so  quietly,  as  to  escape 
the  notice  of  all  but  the  regiment  on  your  immediate  left,  the  Colonel 
of  which  promptly  reported  the  facts  to  me,  whereupon  I  promptly 
sent  the  35th  Ohio  Volunteers  to  hold  the  position,  which  it  did 
against  a  subsequent  attack  of  the  rebels."  In  his  amended  report, 
of  October  8th,  herein  given,  he  says,  "The  21st  Ohio  fought  bravely 
up  to  5  p.  m.,  when  their  ammunition  entirety  gave  out,  were 


HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   REGIMENT 


surrendered  at  about  7  o'clock,  by  Major  McMahan,  (some  40 
strong)."  He  also  says  in  his  report,  "Shortly  after  sunset  I  with 
drew  without  molestation  to  Rossville."  Comment  is  unnecessary. 

If  casualties  in  battle  are  evidence  of  service  rendered,  the 
Regiment  will  lose  little  it  judged  by  this  standard. 

Seven  regiments  in  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  lost  more  men 
killed  at  Chickamauga  than  the  21st  Ohio.  Five  of  these  regiments 
fought  both  days — of  the  other  two  I  cannot  say. 

Eight  brigades  lost  fewer  men  each  than  the  21st  Ohio  Regiment. 

I  have  endeavored  to  give  a  truthful  history  of  the  Regiment, 
without  embellishment,  and  without  giving  undue  prominence  or 
unmerited  praise  to  any.  I  have  found  it  convenient  to  designate 
regiments,  brigades,  divisions  and  armies,  by  their  Commanders,  but 
readers  should  ever  bear  in  mind,  commanders  never  fight  battles. 
To  the  men  belongs  the  honor  of  fighting  battles;  officers  can  claim 
credit  only  for  preparing  men  for,  and  directing  them  aright  in  their 
duties. 

I  have  designated  Federal  officers  by  their  rank  and  name,  and 
Rebel  officers  by  their  names  only,  that  the  reader  may  know,  on 
which  side  the  one  mentioned  belongs. 

The  narrative  is  lacking  in  personal  incident,  one  of  the  most 
interesting  parts  of  history,  but  which  I  have  been  unable  to  supply. 

The  casualties  during  much  of  its  term  of  service,  I  have  been 
unable  to  give,  without  referring  to  the  Roster,  which  is  here  given, 
and  to  which  the  reader  is  respectful^  referred.  Though  this  Roster 
is  not  absolutely  correct,  it  is  the  best  obtainable. 

To  Comrades  Alban,  Cusar,  Keller,  Mahony,  Bolton  Comstock 
and  G.  S.  Canfield,  I  am  indebted  for  valuable  assistance  in  the  pre 
paration  of  this  volume,  to  which  I  earnestly  hope  the  friends  and 
descendents  of  the  21st  Ohio  can  ever  look  with  pride,  for  a  true 
though  incomplete  record  of  the  toils,  fatigues,  dangers  and  perils, 
encountered  by  their  friends  and  forefathers,  in  the  war  for  the 

preservation  of  the  Union. 

Respectfully, 

S.  S.  CANFIELD. 


CHAPTER  I. 


ORGANIZATION   OF  THE  21ST  OHIO    INFANTRY   VOLUNTEERS  FOR  THREE 

MONTHS.  ORDERED    TO    GALLIPOLIS.— EXPEDITIONS    TO 

RAVENSWOOD    AND  RIPLEY.— BATTLE  OF 

SCARYTOWN.— MUSTER  OUT. 


BY  CAPTAIN  H.  H.  ALBAN. 


The  21st  O.  Y.  I.,  was  organized  for  the  service  under  the  call  of 
Abraham  Lincoln  for  75,000  volunteers  for  three  months,  to  protect 
the  National  Capitol. 

Jesse  S.  Norton  was  its  Colonel,  James  M.  Niebling,  Lieutenant 
Colonel,  and  Andrew  J.  Taylor,  Major. 

Companies  A,  F  and  G  were  recruited  at  Findlay,  and  the  other 
companies  in  the  adjoining  counties  of  Ottawa,  Wood  and  Putnam. 
They  were  officered  as  follows  : 


CO. 

CAPTAINS. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANT. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANT. 

A 
B 

James  Wilson. 
Strong. 

D.  M.  Stoughton. 

George  Foreman. 

C 

Asher  Cook. 

T> 

Thomas  Allen. 

E 

A.  V.  Rice. 

F 
(1 

George  F.  Walker 

Morgan  D.  Shafer. 

Joseph  E.  Stearns. 

H 

Blackmail. 

I 

I.  K.  Seaman. 

Charles  H.  Vantine. 

Ira  Kelsey. 

It  was  sworn  into  service  April  27,  1861,  at  Camp  Taylor, 
Cleveland,  armed  at  Columbus,  May  23,  and  went  directly  to 
Gallipolis,  Ohio,  where  it  was  encamped  to  watch  the  movements  of 
the  enemy,  who  were  operating  on  the  east  side  of  the  Ohio  "River. 
From  there  the  Regiment  made  two  expeditions,  one  to  Ravens  wood, 


is  TORY   TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 


where  the  enemy  had  been  reported  to  be  in  force,  and  who  fled  at 
our  approach,  and  one  to  Eipley  with  like  success.  On  July  3rd  we 
struck  tents,  and  joined  General  J.  D.  Cox,  in  an  expedition  up  the 
Great  Kanawha  river.  On  the  17th  of  July  a  body  of  the  enemy 
was  discovered  strongly  intrenched  at  Scarytown,  under  O.  Jennings 
Wise.  A  force  was  sent  to  dislodge  them,  consisting  of  the  12th 
Ohio,  under  Colonel  John  W.  Lowe,  and  companies  B  and  P  of  the 
21st  Ohio,  under  Colonel  Norton. 

In  the  charge  which  ensued  the  Union  troops  were  repulsed. 
In  this  action  the  21st  lost  five  killed  and  wounded.  Captain 
Thomas  Allen  among  the  former,  and  Colonel  Norton  among  the 
latter,  who  was  also  taken  prisoner. 

The  rebels  retreated  during  the  night,  and  we  followed  them  as 
far  as  Charleston  on  the  Kanawha. 

The  term  of  service  of  the  men  having  expired,  eight  companies 
returned  to  Gallipolis,  two  companies,  A  and  E,  remaining  to  guard 
the  place,  while  General  Cox  followed  on  after  Wise. 

After  a  few  days  these  companies  were  relieved,  and  rejoined 
the  Regiment  at  Gallipolis,  about  the  7th  of  August. 

The  Regiment  was  immediately  put  on  board  ot  boats  and  taken 
to  Cincinnati,  and  thence  by  rail  to  Columbus,  where  it  was  mustered 
out,  August  10th,  18G1. 

On  reaching  their  homes,  most  of  the  men  re-enlisted  in  the 
same  regiment,  which  commenced  to  re-organize  at  Findlay,  Ohio. 


CHAPTER  II. 


FOB    THREE    YEARS.-REGIMENTAL    PERSONNEL.-MUSTER  AT  CAMP 

VANCE.-EQUIPPED  AT  CAMP  DENNISON.-ORDERED  TO 

NICHOLASVILLE,  KY..-EARLY  DRILL 

AND  DISCIPLINE. 


Soon  after  the  21st  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers  was  mustered  out 
of  the  three  month's  service,  Colonel  Norton  began  to  make  prepar 
ation  for  reorganizing  the  regiment  to  serve  three  year§. 

The  first  call  for  seventy-five  thousand  men  to  serve  three 
months,  made  by  President  Lincoln  on  the  15th  day  of  April  1861,  was 
responded  to  by  nearly  two  hundred  thousand  offering  themselves, 
and  ready  to  march  to  the  the  front  in  twenty  days.  The  call  made 
by  the  President  for  "  sixty  thousand  troops  to  serve  during  the 
war,"  added  to  the  call  for  five  hundred  thousand  to  serve  three 
years,  authorized  by  Congress,  by  the  act  July  10th,  made  provision 
for  all  to  continue  in  the  service  who  desired  to,  and  for  all  that 
were  likely  to  offer  their  services  to  their  country.  Many  of  the 
regiments  enlisted  for  three  months,  re-enlisted  in  a  body  to  serve 
three  years.  This  was  of  great  benefit,  as  in  the  stress  for  troops  in 
the  fall  of  1861,  it  would  no  doubt  have  been  disastrous,  if  the  entire 
dependence  in  that  emergency,  had  been  upon  new  levies.  Tho 
experience  these  regiments  had  gained  in  West  Virginia,  was  of 
great  value  too  in  the  organizations  to  which  they  were  attached, 
their  example  and  influence  assisting  in  expediting  the  drill  and 
discipline  of  newly  enlisted  regiments. 

Colonel  Norton  issued  commissions  for  raising  fifteen  companies 
for  the  regiment.  On  these  nine  companies  were  recruited:  the 
tenth  company,  K,  was  raised  on  a  verbel  order. 

From  the  popularity  of  the  Colonel  and  the  desire  of  many  who 
had  served  under  him.  in  West  Virginia  to  re-enlist,  the  companies  were 


10  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

soon   filled,    and    they   began  to  arrive  in  camp  the  latter  part   of 
August. 

Some  of  the  companies  had  not  the  maximum  number,  and 
some  of  the  officers  were  promised  leave  to  return  home  and  fill  up 
their  companies;  but  the  urgency  for  troops  was  so  great,  no  leaves 
were  granted,  and  all  went  to  work  with  a  will,  to  acquire  all  the 
proficiency  in  drill  possible. 

In  this  the  regiment  was  particularly  fortunate  in  having  the 
assistance  of  the  men  who  had  served  three  months,  and  re-enlisted, 
who  were  proficient  in  the  manual  of  arms,  and  in  squad,  company 
and  battalion  drill. 

The  regiment  was  mostly  recruited  in  the  rural  districts  of 
Hancock,  Putnam,  Wood,  Defiance  and  Ottawa  Counties,  and  com 
posed  mainly  of  farmers  and  farmers'  sons.  This  implies  that  the 
great  majority  of  the  men  of  the  regiment  were  peaceful,  quiet, 
industrious,  intelligent  and  self-reliant,  and  were  not  contaminated 
b;y  the  follies  and  vices  of  city  life. 

Brought  up  to  labor,  they  were  strong,  hardy  men,  well  pre~ 
pared  for  the  arduous  and  fatiguing  duties  of  the  soldier.  Industry 
had  taught  them  perseverance,  and  they  had  learned  to  turn  aside 
for  no  obstacle,  and  to  never  stop  short  of  the  accomplishment  of 
their  purposes. 

Their  intelligence  gave  them  a  just  appreciation  of  the  value 
and  advantage  of  free  government,  and  the  necessity  of  defending 
and  maintaining  it,  and  they  enlisted  prepared  to  accept  all  the 
necessary  labors,  fatigues,  exposures,  dangers  and  even  death  for  the 
unity  of  our  Nation,  and  the  perpetuity  of  our  institutions.  I  regret 
not  being  able  to  say  all  were  of  the  description  given  of  the  great 
majority  of  the  regiment. 

There  were  men  in  the  regiment  who  lacked  energy  and 
ambition  ;  there  were  unscrupulous,  designing  and  avaricious  men, 
and  a  few,  a  very  few,  who  disliked  the  smell  of  gunpowder,  the 
roar  of  musketry  or  the  booming  of  cannon. 

But  these  latter  classes  were  vastly  in  the  minority;  for  whether 
from  the  farm,  the  shop,  the  office,  the  store,  or  from  whatever 
station  they  occupied  in  life  previous  to  enlisting,  the  great  majority 
were  honorable  and  upright  men.  But  while  the  great  majority 
were  farmers  and  farmers'  sons,  there  were  few  trades  or  professions 
that  were  not  represented  in  the  regiment.  Merchant,  Tailor,  Shoe- 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  11 

maker,  Blacksmith,  Gunsmith,  Silversmith,  Tinner,  Telegrapher, 
Teacher,  Mason,  Carpenter,  Lawyer,  Doctor  and  Minister. 

Whatever  was  necessary  to  be  done,  there  were  men  in  the 
regiment  capable  and  ready  to  do  it.  I  have  mentioned  the  personnel 
of  the  regiment,  that  the  reader  may  conclude  if  there  were  glaring 
faults  in  it,  the  officers  were  responsible  for  it  and  not  the  men. 
While  they  no  doubt  would  have  rebelled  against  the  slavish, 
tyrannical  discipline  of  the  regular  army,  they  were  capable  of  feel 
ing  proud  in  the  proper  discharge  of  all  the  duties  required  of  the 
soldier,  by  the  most  rigid  discipline,  so  essential  to  the  safety,  success 
and  efficiency  of  an  army. 

The  regiment  was  mustered  in  on  the  19th  of  September  1861,  by 
Captain  E.  Morgan  Wood  of  the  15th  U.  S.  Infantry.  No  medical 
examination  was  had,  to  determine  whether  the  men  were  sound  or 
unsound.  If  a  man  could  use  his  arms  and  march  well  he  passed. 
One  man  was  about  to  be  rejected  on  account  of  his  teeth,  but  on 
demonstrating  his  ability  to  tear  a  cartridge  he  was  retained.  Soon 
after  being  mustered  in,  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Camp  Dennison, 
near  Cincinnati,  where  it  received  its  arms  and  equipment. 

SPECIAL  ORDER  No.  1 

was  issued  on  the  28th  of  September,  1861,  prescribing  daily  camp 
duties  as  follows : 

Revellie at  6:00  A.  M. 

Sergeants  Call "  7:00    " 

Surgeon's  Call "  8:00    " 

Guard  .'Mounting "  9:00     " 

Squad  or  Company  Drill "  9:30     "        .    .    .  two  hours 

Non-Commissioned  Staff  Drill "  9:30    "        ... 

Dinner "  12:00  Noon 

Commissioned  Officers  Drill at  1:30  P.  M.     ...  one  hour 

Squad  or  Company  Drill "  1:30    "       .   .    .  two  hours 

Noii-Commissioned  Officers  Drill "  1:30    "       ... 

Dress  Parade "  4:30    " 

Supper "  6:00     " 

Tatoo "  8:30    " 

The  order  provided  further,  that,  "  Non-commissioned  Staff  and 
Non-commissioned  Officers  will  report  to  Sergeant  Major  for  drill, 
and  Commissioned  Officers  to  the  Adjutant. 

"All  firing  of  muskets  or  pistols,  within  or  near  the  camp  lines 
is  strictly  forbidden.  Lights  will  be  extinguished  in  Company 


12  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

quarters  immediately  after  tatoo,  and  order  and  silence  maintained 
during  the  night.  The  above  rules  as  relates  to  drill  will  take  effect 
October  7th." 

By  order  of 

JESSE  S.  NORTON, 

G.  O.  McPHERSON,  Colonel  Commanding  Reg't. 

Adjutant. 

On  the  1st  of  October,  the  following  order  was  received  : 

"CoL.  J.  S.  NORTON:  SIR: — You  will  move  your  regiment  from  Camp 
Dennison  at  12:00  M.  October  2,  to  Covington,  Ky.  There  you  will  find 
transportation  to  Nicholasville.  On  reaching  this  place,  you  will  send,  if 
necessary,  a  mounted  orderly  to  Camp  Dick  Robinson,  about  fourteen  miles 
distant,  and  report  for  duty  to  the  Commanding  General  of  the  camp.  Should 
the  danger  be  imminent,  without  waiting  for  orders,  you  will  furnish  your 
men  with  three  days  rations,  and  march  promptly  for  the  camp,  leaving  a 
sufficient  guard  to  insure  the  safety  of  your  baggage,  for  which  transportation 
will  be  furnished  by  General  Thomas. 

"On  reaching  this  city,  you  will  direct  your  quartermaster  to  call  on 
me  for  funds,  and  to  visit  Captain  Dickinson,  Quarter  Master  General,  and 
give  receipt  for  ten  days  rations,  which  you  will  find  on  board  the  cars  ready 
to  accompany  you  to  Nicholasville." 

Respectfully, 

0.  M.  MITCHELL, 

Brigadier  General  Commanding. 

In  obedience  to  the  above  order,  the  regiment  proceeded  to 
Nicholasville  without  incident,  save  the  demonstrations  of  joy  by 
the  slaves,  along  the  route  from  Covington.  These  were  very  amus 
ing  to  us  who  had  never  before  witnessed  anything  of  the  kind, 
some  standing  with  uncovered  heads — others  throwing  their  hats  in 
the  air — others  making  low  obeisances — clapping  their  hands — per 
forming  antics,  such  as  only  Africans  can,  and,  "  Bress  de  Lawd  de 
Yankees  com  in'." 

The  regiment,  not  being  required  at  Camp  Dick  Robinson,  went 
into  camp  at  Nicholasville. 

As  fast  as  companies  arrived  in  camp  at  Findlay,  Ohio,  they 
began  drilling  in  earnest;  most  of  them  under  officers  who  had 
served  with  the  regiment  in  West  Virginia,  but  some  under  privates 
who  had  re-enlisted  for  three  years.  These  re-enlisted  men  were  of 
great  service,  whether  acting  as  drill  Sergeants  or  in  the  ranks,  their 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  13 

knowledge  and  experience  greatly  assisting  the  recruits  in  master 
ing  the  evolutions  in  squad,  company  or  battalion  drill,  and  giving 
the  regiment  the  appearance  of  age  and  efficiency. 

Most  of  the  officers  applied  themselves  to  the  study  of 
"Hardee's  tactics,"  and  they  derived  assistance  from  the  knowledge 
already  possessed  in  the  regiment,  so  that  officers  without  experience 
were  soon  able  to  direct  movements,  and  make  a  creditable  appear 
ance  on  parade.  All  were  pleased  if  not  surprised  at  the  rapid  pro 
gress  made  in  drill. 

On  receiving  arms  at  Camp  Dennison,  the  manual  was  added  to 
the  other  acquirements,  and  to  learn  this  the  same  zeal  and  energy 
were  displayed,  as  in  learning  the  evolutions  of  the  company  and 
battalion,  the  officers  and  men  displaying  a  commendable  pride  to 
excel,  which  is  a  guaranty  of  a  good  and  efficient  soldiery,  and  with 
out  it,  a  man  as  a  soldier  is  a  failure. 

At  Nicholasville  the  officers  went  out  several  times  with  guns  to 
drill  under  the  Adjutant,  as  ordered,  but  they  soon  found  that  he 
knew  less  than  they,  and  these  drills  were  not  continued  long.  The 
time  spent  under  the  Adjutant  was  mostly  spent  in  discussion,  and 
was  of  service  in  establishing  uniformity  in  the  regiment. 

After  a  busy  and  profitable  time  spent  at  Nicholasville,  the 
regiment  was  about  to  enter  upon  the  duties  of  an  active  campaign, 
and  we  received  the  following  order.  "  Commandants  of  companies 
will  see  that  one  days  rations  for  their  several  commands  are  drawn 
and  cooked,  this  evening,  October  14. 

Officers  and  privates  will  make  preparations  for  marching  at  an 
early  hour  to-morrow  morning,  October  15." 


CHAPTER  III. 


THE  SITUATION  IN  KENTUCKY-ORGANIZATION   OF   STATE   MILITIA   AND 

HOME  GUARDS-ENLISTMENT  OF  FEDERAL  TROOPS-LIEUT. 

WILLIAM  NELSON-REBEL  ENLISTMENTS-POLITICAL 

QUESTIONS-MAJOR  ANDERSON,  THE  HERO  OF 

FORT  SUMPTER,  IN  COMMAND. 


That  the  reader  may  understand  why  the  campaign  to  Eastern 
Kentucky  was  necessary,  it  will  be  necessary  to  consider  the  con 
dition  ol  affairs  in  the  State.  When  the  country  began  to  be 
threatened  with  civil  war,  party  lines  were  ignored  in  Kentucky, 
and  the  people  of  the  State  were  divided  into  Unionists  and 
Secessionists,  or  Loyalists  and  Disloyalists,  and  the  election  demon 
strated  that  the  former  were  largely  in  the  majority.  Then  began 
the  Machinations,  by  which  Secessionists  hoped  to  carry  or  force  the 
State  out  of  the  Union. 

The  governor,  Magoffin,  was  (though  not  openly,)  in  full  sym 
pathy  with  secession,  while  a  great  majority  of  the  Legislature  were 
as  earnestly  loyal. 

.During  Buchanan's  administration  the  Gulf  States  had  been 
making  preparations  for  war,  but  the  first  move  made  by  Kentucky 
with  the  view  of  joining  them,  and  by  which  Secessionists  hoped  to 
force  the  State  out  of  the  Union,  was  by  a  law  passed  by  the 
legislature  and  approved  by  the  governor  on  the  5th  of  March,  1860, 
providing  for  the  organization  of  the  militia  of  the  State,  by  which  it 
was  divided  into  two  classes;  "The  Militia  of  the  Eeserve,"  and  "The 
Enrolled  Militia."  The  former  consisted  of  able  bodied  male  citizens 
under  18  and  over  45  years  of  age,  which  the  law  provided  should  be 
liable  to  perform  military  duty  in  case  of  "extreme  necessity." 

The  Enrolled  Militia,  consisted  of  all  able  bodied  male  citizens, 
"between  the  ages  of  18  an4  45»  From  this  cl^ss  the  l^w  provi4ed 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  15 

for  a  sub-division,  styled  the  "Active  Volunteer  Militia."  These 
were  to  be  organized  into  Companies, Battalions,  Regiments,  Brigades, 
Divisions  and  Army  Corps. 

Under  the  governor,  the  law  designated  the  Inspector  General 
of  the  State  as  Commander-in-Cbief.  At  the  time  of  the  passage  of 
the  act,  none  who  afterward  proved  true  to  the  National  Government 
had  any  suspicion  that  it  had  any  other  significance,  than  a 
mere  organization,  and  both  Unionists  and  Secessionists  supported 
the  law  on  its  passage,  and  both  were  selected  as  officers  in  the 
organization.  Simon  B.  Buckner  was  Inspector  General,  and 
Thomas  L.  Crittenden,  Brigadier.  On  the  17th  of  January,  1861, 
Governor  Magoffin  called  an  extra  session  of  the  Legislature,  and 
recommended  calling  a  convention,  and  putting  the  militia  on  a 
war  footing;  but  the  legislature  failed  to  provide  arms,  and  declined 
to  unite  with  the  Secessionists  in  calling  a  convention,  or  any  act 
that  could  be  made  detrimental  to  the  Union. 

The  attitude  of  the  governor  was  not  fully  manifest,  until  the 
call  was  made  by  the  President  for  75,000  men.  On  being  notified 
by  the  Secretary  of  War  of  Kentucky's  quota,  ho  replied  from 
Frankfort,  April  15th,  "Your  dispatch  has  been  received.  In  answer 
I  say  emphatically,  Kentucky  will  furnish  no  troops  for  the  wicked 
purpose  of  subduing  her  sister  Southern  States." 

This  drew  out  strong  expressions  of  approval  and  condemnation, 
and  caused  each  party  to  take  a  more  decided  stand.  On  the  6th  of 
May,  the  legislature  was  again  called  in  session. 

The  tone  of  the  Governor's  message  indicated  that  he  thought 
that  the  State  would  secede,  but  the  Legislature  only  affirmed  their 
determination  to  observe  an  armed  neutrality.  About  this  time  as 
an  offset  to  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Circle,  a  Union  club  was 
organized,  the  members  of  which  were  sworn  to  loyalty  to  the 
National  Government.  Rebels  began  drilling  in  Louisville,  and 
threatening  to  assassinate  loyal  people,  and  the  Mayor  of  the  city 
organized  "Home  Guards,"  who  were  furnished  arms  by  the 
President,  and  ammunition  by  Governor  Morton.  (Mayor  Delph, 
of  Louisville,  was  elected  by  a  large  majority,  by  "The  Citizen's  and 
Workingmen's  Association,"  a  loyal  organization,  whose  motto  was, 
"Fidelity  to  the  Union.") 

The  State  Guards  were  composed  of  both  loyal  and  disloyal. 

JJie  loyalists  W^e  anxious  to  withdraw,  as  it  was  thought  at 


16  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

the  proper  time  they  would  be  turned  over  to  the  Rebellion.  For 
this  they  were  offered  an  opportunity,  by  the  Legislature  prescribing 
a  new  oath — an  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  Federal  Government.  To 
procure  arms  for  the  State  Guards,  the  Legislature  having  failed 
to  provide  any,  Buckner  went  North,  and  Dr.  Blackburn  went  South. 

Buckner  failed  to  obtain  any.  Blackburn  succeeded  in  getting 
a  few  unserviceable  guns,  and  in  a  speech  at  a  banquet  in  New 
Orleans,  pledged  Kentucky  to  the  rebellion. 

Other  cities  in  the  State  soon  followed  the  example  of  Louisville 
in  organizing  Home  Guards,  and  it  was  not  long  until  there  was  a 
strong  Union  armed  force  in  the  State,  arid  Lovell  H.  Rousseau  was 
chosen  Brigadier  General.  On  the  23d  of  April,  James  V.  Guthrie 
and  W.  E.  Woodruff  obtained  permission  to  raise  each  a  regiment,  as 
part  of  Kentucky's  quota  of  the  75,000  men,  called  for  by  the 
President. 

By  the  advice  of  Union  men,  to  avoid  giving  offense,  they 
established  a  camp  in  Ohio,  above  Cincinnati,  which  they  called 
Camp  Clay. 

The  regiments  raised  here  were  mustered  on  the  6th  of  May,  but 
the  Colonels  concluding  that  men  serving  for  so  short  a  period  could 
be  of  little  use,  obtained  permission  to  reorganize  them  for  three 
years. 

A  majority  of  these  men  were  from  Ohio,  and  many  refused  to 
enlist  for  three  years,  and  to  fill  their  places,  recruiting  was  carried 
on  openly  in  different  parts  of  Kentucky,  and  the  regiments  were 
mustered  in  for  three  years  on  the  10th  of  June. 

In  June,  Rousseau  went  to  Washington  to  urge  upon  the 
President  the  importance  of  raising  troops  from  Kentucky  for  the 
Federal  army,  and  the  President  recommended  calling  a  meeting  of 
the  principal  citizens  to  decide  it. 

At  this  meeting  all  were  in  favor  of  raising  troops,  but  a  majority 
were  in  favor  of  establishing  a  camp  in  Indiana,  and  Camp  Joe  Holt 
was  selected,  between  Jeffersoriville  and  New  Albany.  Here  Rousseau 
soon  raised  a  regiment,  a  battery,  and  several  companies  of  infantry. 

About  this  time,  William  Nelson,  a  lieutenant  in  the  navy, 
secured  the  appointment  of  officers  for  four  regiments,  who  began 
enrolling  troops  quietly,  and  on  the  2d  of  July  he  established  Camp 
Dick  Robinson,  between  Lexington  and  Danville,  and  soon  2,000 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  17 

men  previously  enrolled,  reported  in  camp  armed  with  rifles,  shot 
guns  and  &uch  arms  as  they  could  get. 

For  the  use  of  these  men  the  Government  shipped  6,000  muskets 
and  100,000  rounds  of  ammunition,  and  some  powder  and  lead,  via. 
Cincinnati  to  Lexington. 

The  train  carrying  them  was  stopped  before  reaching  Lexington, 
and  compelled  to  return.  Next  a  boat  with  the  arms  on  board  on 
the  Kentucky  .River,  was  made  to  turn  back. 

They  were  then  sent  to  Lexington  by  way  of  Louisville. 

Colonel  Bramlette  was  dispatched  for  them  by  Lieutenant 
Nelson,  arid  was  furnished  a  cavalry  escort  to  conduct  them  safely 
from  Nicholasville  to  camp.  At  Lexington,  John  C.  Breckenridge 
and  John  Morgan  had  prepared  to  prevent  the  arms  being  taken, 
and  Colonel  Dudley  had  arranged  for  assembling  the  Home  Guards, 
to  protect  and  secure  their  safe  delivery. 

On  nearing  the  city,  and  learning  the  situation,  Colonel  Bram 
lette  sent  to  hurry  the  cavalry  forward  to  Lexington. 

Colonel  Bramlette  was  offered  if  he  would  withdraw  his  cavalry, 
the  arms  would  be  allowed  to  be  shipped,  but  he  declared  his  purpose 
not  to  depart  without  them,  and  threatened  if  an  armed  rebel 
appeared  on  the  street,  he  would  not  leave  a  living  Secessionist  in 
Lexington.  The  arms  were  taken  to  camp.  On  the  28th  of  May, 
the  Department  of  Ohio  was  constituted,  General  Robert  Anderson 
in  command,  with  headquarters  at  Cincinnati. 

On  the  15th  of  August  the  territory  was  enlarged  to  include 
Kentucky  and  Tennessee,  and  on  the  1st  of  September,  in  compliance 
with  a  request  of  citizens  of  the  State,  General  Anderson  removed 
his  headquarters  to  Louisville. 

As  an  offset  to  Camps  Clay  and  Joe  Holt,  camps  were  established 
by  the  rebels  in  Tennessee  near  the  border  of  Kentucky.  Leonidas 
Polk  on  the  Mississippi  River,  Buckner  near  the  Louisville  and 
Nashville  railroad,  and  Zollicoffer  south  of  Barboursville.  At  these 
camps  a  large  number  of  recruits  joined  the  Southern  army.  On  the 
5th  of  September,  Polk  occupied  Hickman,  and  on  the  7th,  took 
possession  of  Columbus,  and  on  the  9th,  notified  Governor  Magoffin  of 
its  occupancy,  as  a  "military  necessity."  About  the  same  time 
Zollicoffer  occupied  Cumberland  Gap,  stationing  a  part  of  his  forces 
in  Kentucky. 


18  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

On  the  12th,  the  Legislature  by  resolution  requested  the 
Governor  to  call  out  the  militia  to  "drive  out  the  invaders,"  invoked 
the  "aid  and  assistance  of  the  United  States  under  the  fourth  article 
of  the  Constitution,"  and  invited  General  Anderson  to  enter  "imme 
diately  upon  the  active  discharge  of  his  duties  in  his  military 
district."  There  was  great  complaint  because  Kentucky  did  not 
sooner  take  a  stand  in  favor  of  the  Union,  but  it  was  afterwards 
conceded  that  the  loyalists  gained  by  the  delay;  that  discussion  and 
consideration  kept  many  loyal,  who,  without  such  reflection,  would 
have  joined  the  Southern  army. 

On  the  15th  of  August,  General  Thomas  relieved  Lieutenant 
Nelson,  (now  a  Brigadier  General,)  at  Camp  Dick  Eobinson,  and 
General  Nelson  was  assigned  to  duty  at  Maysville. 


CHAPTER  IV. 


REBEL    INVASION    OF    THE    STATE-FIRST    SERVICE    UNDER    GENERAL 

THOMAS-MARCH  OF  THE  REGIMENT-RECEPTION  AT  LEXINGTON 

AND  WINCHESTER-CONCENTRATION  OF  GENERAL  NELSON'S 

COMMAND-ARRIVAL    AT    HAZEL    GREEN-MEETING 

WITH   MOUNTAINEERS. 


It  appears  to  have  been  the  policy  of  the  rebels,  to  invade 
Kentucky  at  three  points.  Buckner  moved  north  for  the  capture  of 
Louisville  on  the  17th  of  September,  but  was  foiled  in  the  attempt  by 
General  Sherman.  Zollicoffer  moved  north  from  Cumberland  Gap, 
and  on  the  21st  his  advance  was  defeated  by  Colonels  Coburn  and 
Wolford,  which  delayed  his  main  force,  and  Colonel  J.  S.  Williams 
had  collected  a  force  of  about  3,000  men  at  Prestonburgh,  for  the 
invasion  of  Eastern  Kentucky  by  way  of  Hazel  Green,  or  West 
Liberty  and  McCormick's  Gap,  threatening  General  Thomas'  rear. 
To  repel  this  invasion,  the  21st  Ohio  marched  early  in  the  morning 
of  the  15th  of  October.  At  Lexington,  under  the  statue  of  Henry 
Clay,  we  were  welcomed  by  a  pleasing  and  eloquent  address  by  a 
citizen  of  the  city,  which  was  responded  to  on  the  part  of  the  regi 
ment  by  Major  Strong.  Passing  on  through  the  city  we  bivouaced 
for  the  night.  Pursuing  our  journey,  nothing  worthy  of  note  occured 
until  reaching  Winchester.  Here,  the  people  learning  of  our  coming, 
had  prepared  a  bountiful  repast,  on  which  we  "fed  with  eagerness 
and  gratitude."  Tables  had  been  prepared  for  the  accommodation  of 
all,  and  were  loaded  with  everything  hungry  men  could  desire,  and 
ladies  and  gentlemen  were  there  to  minister  to  the  wants  of  all. 
Not  the  least  of  our  entertainment,  were  the  expressions  of  loyalty 
and  patriotism  by  the  citizens,  who  had  so  kindly  provided  for  our 
wants,  and  who  had  by  this  act  shown  their  sympathy  for  us,  and 
their  appreciation  of  the  efforts  we  were  making  for  the  preservation 
of  the  Union.  Parting  with  our  friends  here  after  many  a  hand 


20  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

shake,  and  receiving  their  benedictions,   we   moved   forward   with 
lighter  hearts. 

On  Sunday  the  20th,  we  were  accompanied  by  a  large  number 
of  slaves,  and  several  whites  walked  with  us  for  some  miles.  Among 
the  latter  was  Colonel  Dudley,  who  accompanied  General  Harrison 
to  the  Maumee  in  1814. 

When  he  learned  that  a  part  of  the  regiment  was  recruited  in 
the  vicinity  of  Fort  Meigs,  he  seemed  to  feel  himself  among  personal 
friends.  He  made  inquiries  about  the  fort  and  the  country,  and 
seemed  surprised  to  hear  that  the  country  which  was  the  theatre  of 
General  Harrisons'  campaign  in  northern  Ohio,  had  become  a  habit 
able  region. 

He  expressed  his  gratitude,  that  the  people  of  Ohio  had  come  to 
the  assistance  of  Kentucky,  in  her  hour  of  need,  and  regretted  that 
his  age  prevented  him  taking  an  active  part  in  putting  down  the 
rebellion.  We  conversed  freely  with  the  blacks,  many  of  whom 
were  carrying  the  men's  guns.  They  were  bright  and  intelligent, 
and  many  of  them  expressed  a  strong  desire  to  accompany  us.  At 
Olympia  Springs  we  met  the  rest  of  General  Nelson's  command, 
which  now  consisted  of  the  2nd,  21st,  33d  and  59th  Ohio  regiments, 
commanded  by  Colonels  L.  A.  Harris,  J.  S.  Norton,  J.  W.  Sill  and 
J.  P.  Fyffe,  with  two  battalions  of  Kentucky  Infantry  Volunteers, 
under  Colonels  Marshall  and  Metcalf,  Battery  D,  1st  Ohio  Artillery, 
commanded  by  Captain  A.  J.  Konkle,  and  McLaughlin's  company  of 
Ohio  Cavalry.  From  Olympia  Springs  we  marched  to  McCormick's 
Gap.  Here  General  Nelson  divided  his  command,  sending  Colonel 
Harris  with  his  regiment,  McLaughlin's  cavalry  and  a  section  of 
Konkle's  battery,  to  Licking  Station,  by  way  of  West  Liberty. 
At  the  latter  place  Colonel  Harris  had  a  spirited  skirmish  with  the 
enemy,  killing  ten,  wounding  five  and  capturing  six.  His  loss  was 
one  wounded.  General  Nelson  with  his  part  of  the  command 
marched  to  Hazel  Green.  On  the  morning  of  the  23d  of  October, 
Colonel  Norton  ordered  each  Company  commander  to  have  his  men 
carry  their  knapsacks,  and  draw  one  thousand  cartridges  of  the 
quartermaster;  but  we  entered  Hazel  Green  in  the  evening  without 
opposition.  Here  we  were  detained  several  days,  until  supplies  could 
be  brought  up. 

The  country  from  Nicholasville  to  Mt.  Sterling  is  a  part  of  the 
famous  Blue  Grass  region,  and  is  a  delightful  country.  The  surface 
is  undulating,  the  soil  is  fertile,  and  in  many  parts  very  rich  ;  the 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  21 

forest  had  been  cleared  of  all  small  timber,  and  the  ground  was 
covered  with  a  luxuriant  coat  of  native  grass,  affording  rich  shady 
pastures ;  the  buildings  were  commodious,  the  people  with  few 
exceptions  were  loyal,  and  their  manner  toward  us  indicated  they 
were  warm-hearted  and  hospitable.  At  Mt.  Sterling  we  entered  the 
hill  country.  The  roads  wound  around  hills  and  followed  depres 
sions  as  much  as  practicable,  but  in  our  march  we  found  it  necessary 
to  cross  several  high  hills. 

The  soil  was  less  productive,  and  the  country  more  thinly  settled; 
and  as  we  proceeded  on  our  journey,  the  people  were  even  more  and 
more  shy,  until  on  our  arrival  at  Hazel  Green  there  was  an  evident 
disposition  on  the  part  of  the  mountaineers  to  avoid  us  altogether. 
For  several  days  they  hardly  showed  themselves ;  then  they  became 
more  courageous,  and  some  ventured  to  the  vicinity  of  our  camp,  and 
some  even  ventured  to  bring  vegetables  to  sell.  These  were  brought 
in  the  rudest  kind  of  sleds,  drawn  by  little  and  poor  steers,  with  a 
straight  pole  across  their  necks  for  a  yoke.  Their  stock  in  trade 
consisted  of  a  few  heads  of  cabbage,  potatoes  and  onions.  It  was 
amusing  to  observe  their  quick  nervous  glances,  as  if  they  were 
afraid  we  would  do  them  some  harm.  Their  want  of  intelligence 
was  remarkable.  Ask  the  distance  to  a  place  and  each  one  asked 
seemed  to  have  his  own  estimate.  "I  reckon  it's  about  fifty  mile,"  or 
"I  reckon  it's  about  ten  mile,"  or  "I  reckon  it's  about  thirty  mile," 
or  "I  reckon  it's  a  right  smart  bit  down  thar." 

One  old  gentleman,  whose  hair  was  as  white  as  the  snow  that 
covered  the  mountains  in  winter,  lived  near  Hazel  Green  in  a  cabin 
chucked  against  the  foot  of  the  mountain,  to  get  it  out  of  the  road. 
He  had  deadened  several  acres  of  timber  on  the  side  of  the  mountain, 
that  rose  up  from  the  valley,  (if  a  space  between  mountains  little 
more  than  wide  enough  for  a  road  can  be  called  a  valley,)  at  an 
angle  of  about  forty-five  degrees,  and  had  corn  among  the  trees. 
When  asked  how  long  have  you  lived  here?  he  answered,  "I've 
always  lived  about  here  sir."  Have  you  a  good  country?  "  I  like 
it  pretty  well  sir." 

How  much  corn  can  you  raise  to  the  acre  ?  "I  reckon  about 
three  barl."*  How  far  is  it  to  Prestonburgh  ?  "I  reckon  it's  about 
eighteen  mile."  The  distance  from  Hazel  Green  to  Prestonburgh, 
was,  by  different  ones,  "reckoned"  all  the  way  from  eighteen  to  sixty 
"mile  " 

Is  it  a  wonder  such  men  could  be  incited  to  rebellion  ? 

*A  "barl"  is  five  bushels. 


CHAPTER  V. 


CAMP    SICKNESS    AT    HAZEL    GREEN.— COLONEL     NORTON'S     REVOLVER 

RAID.— MARCH  TO  PRESTONBURGH.— FORDING  THE  LICKING  AND 

CROSSING  THE  BIG  SANDY.— CITIZENS  OF  PRESTONBURGH 

ABANDON  THEIR  HOMES.-PURSUIT  OF  WILLIAMS. 

BATTLE    OF    IVY    MOUNTAIN.— GENERAL 

NELSON  THWARTED  BY  THE  BRIGADE 

SURGEONS.— PERILOUS  RETURN 

TO   PRESTONBURGH. 


Shortly  after  arriving  at  Hazel  Green,  the  men  "were  attacked 
with  that  scourge  of  camp  life,  diarrhea.  Very  few  if  any  were 
exempt.  All  were  complaining.  The  surgeon  was  overrun  with 
patients,  and  his  medicine  had  little  or  no  effect,  toward  staying  the 
plague.  Some  attributed  it  to  the  water,  others  thought  it  was 
caused  by  eating  coarse  corn  meal  which  was  furnished  the  men, 
and  still  others  thought  the  water  had  been  poisoned  ;  but  whatever 
the  cause,  or  what  the  remedy  administered,  the  men  got  little  or  no 
relief  until  after  we  left  the  place.  There  was  another  source  of  dis 
ability  here,  the  cause  of,  and  remedy  for  which,  are  fully  explained 
by  an  extract  from  Special  Order  No.  12,  issued  October  27,  as 
follows  : 

"In  view  of  the  frequent  premature  discharge  of  pistols,  and  thereby 
wounding  soldiers,  it  is  therefore  ordered  by  the  Colonel  Commanding,  that 
the  commanders  of  companies  collect  all  the  pistols,  of  every  description,  in 
their  respective  commands,  belonging  to  the  non-commissioned  officers  and 
privates,  labeling  the  same  with  the  name  of  the  owner  and  the  company  to 
which  he  belongs,  and  turn  the  same  over  to  the  regimental  quartermaster* 
taking  his  receipt  for  the  same;  to  be  returned  to  the  owner  when  deemed 
practicable  by  the  commander  of  the  regiment." 

How  many  rebel  lives  were  spared  by  this  order  is  not  known, 
but  in  preventing  accidents  its  execution  was  a  success. 

On  the  31st  of  October,  a  permanent  Corps  of  Sappers  and 
Miners  was  organized,  consisting  of  two  men  from  each  company, 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  23 

and  placed  in  command  of  Sergeant  Major  Blakesly  ;  three  days' 
rations  were  issued,  and  one  ration  ordered  cooked,  and  on  the 
morning  of  November  1,  the  brigade  moved  forward  toward  Preston  - 
burgh,  with  no  regret  at  leaving  Hazel  Green.  From  the  time  of 
leaving  the  place  the  health  of  the  men  improved,  and  in  a  few  days 
little  complaint  was  heard  of  sickness. 

Licking  river,  over  which  there  was  no  bridge,  was  so  swollen 
by  recent  rains  that  it  was  necessary  for  men  to  haul  the  wagons 
across.  One  end  of  a  rope  was  fastened  to  the  wagon  tongue,  the 
other  end  taken  across  the  stream,  and  men  hauled  the  wagon  across. 
An  end  of  the  rope  was  then  carried  back  by  a  man  on  horseback,  and 
another  drawn  across,  and  so  on  till  all  were  over.  The  water  was 
up  to  the  wagon  beds.  About  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  our  bivouac 
in  the  Licking  river  valley,  were  two  stacks  of  unthreshed  oats. 
A  man  dressed  in  blue  approached  one  of  these,  and  began  pulling 
out  sheaves.  Others  seeing  him,  joined  him  in  his  work,  and  soon 
both  stacks  were  surrounded  with  men  dressed  in  blue,  and  every  one 
who  could  get  near  enough  was  pulling  out  bundles  of  oats.  As 
soon  as  one  got  all  he  could  carry,  he  started  away  with  his  load. 
The  sight  was  unique  and  beautiful;  men  going  out  empty  and  re 
turning  loaded,  reminded  one  of  a  colony  of  ants  going  and  return 
ing  each  with  a  load  larger  than  itself.  Soon  the  stacks  began  to 
topple,  and  almost  as  soon  as  the  top  reached  the  ground,  the  last 
sheaf  of  oats  was  on  its  way  to  camp,  to  serve  as  forage  for  animals 
or  beds  for  soldiers. 

We  reached  the  Big  Sandy  river  late  in  the  afternoon  of  the  6th, 
having  marched  that  day  twent}T-four  miles.  Our  train  was  eight 
miles  back,  and  there  was  no  prospect  of  supper,  but  in  a  heavy 
rain  we  turned  aside  into  a  field,  built  fires  of  rails,  and  prepared 
to  make  the  best  of  our  situation,  when  shortly  after  dark  we  received 
orders  to  fall  in  and  cross  the  river.  Two  regiments  were  in  advance 
of  the  21st.  The  ferry  was  a  flat  boat  that  would  carry  but  thirty  men 
at  a  time,  and  was  drawn  back  and  forth  by  means  of  a  rope  stretched 
across  the  river. 

The  rain  ceased  about  the  time  we  marched  to  the  river,  but 
the  weather  was  cold,  and  it  was  twelve  o'clock  before  all  the  regi 
ment  was  across. 

We  marched  to  town  a  mile  and  a  half  distant,  and  made  our 
selves  as  comfortable  as  we  could  for  the  remainder  of  the  night. 

In  the  morning  we  found  the  place  almost  entirely  deserted. 


24  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  BEGIMENT 

People  in  their  fright  and  haste  had  taken  such  valuables  as 
they  could  carry,  and  made  attempts  to  secret  other  things,  but 
houses  had  much  the  appearance  of  owners  having  abandoned  all 
their  goods. 

Tables,  chairs,  bedsteads  and  beds,  bureaus  and  mirrors,  all  in 
place,  and  ready  for  occupancy  and  use,  with  a  good  supply  of  coal 
for  fuel,  and  more  or  less  provisions  on  hand,  so  that  the  regiment 
found  not  only  comfortable  quarters,  but  provisions  for  breakfast. 
Later  quantities  of  preserved,  dried  and  canned  fruits  were  found  to 
add  to  our  rations. 

Foolish  wicked  people !  To  induce  innocent  men  to  engage  in 
rebellion,  they  had  been  made  to  believe  that  Yankees  were  the  em 
bodiment  of  all  that  was  detestable  and  to  be  dreaded  in  human 
character;  that  they  were  the  sum  of  all  villanies.  If  they  had  told 
their  people  the  truth,  how  much  misery  would  have  been  avoided 
for,  if  they  had  told  the  truth,  there  would  have  been  no  rebellion, 
no  war,  and  no  consequent  suffering. 

The  rebellion  was  conceived  in  falsehood  and  ambition  ;  and 
carried  on  by  treachery,  deceit,  tyranny  and  cruelty.  The  pre 
sence  of  a  woman  would  have  protected  her  home  against  the  whole 
brigade,  but  this  trait  in  the  Yankee  character,  respect  for  women, 
had  not  been  revealed  to  them. 

The  valley  of  the  Licking  river  is  a  valley  of  considerable  width, 
and  like  all  river  valleys  the  soil  is  rich  and  productive,  and  this 
was  the  only  productive  land  between  Hazel  Green  and  Prestonburgh 
worthy  of  mention.  Except  the  Licking  valley,  there  is  little  tillable 
land  between  the  two  towns.  The  road  over  which  we  marched  was 
mainly  along  narrow  vallej^s,  and  there  was  an  occasional  settler, 
when  the  valley  was  wide  enough  to  furnish  a  small  patch  of  tillable 
land.  These  settlers  seemed  to  be  in  abject  poverty.  Their  cabins 
looked  like  the  abode  of  anything  but  comfort.  Much  of  the  way, 
these  valleys  were  only  wide  enough  for  a  road  and  mountain 
stream,  neither  of  which  possessed  the  right  of  way.  If  the  country 
is  of  any  value,  it  is  not  apparent  on  the  surface. 

The  morning  of  our  arrival  in  Prestonburgh,  October  7th, 
Colonel  Sill  with  the  33d  Ohio  and  some  picked  men  from  the  other 
regiments  of  the  brigade,  a  section  of  the  battery,  and  McLaughlin's 
Cavalry,  marched  by  a  detour  to  gain  Williams'  rear,  and  on  the 
morning  of  the  8th,  General  Nelson  with  the  remainder  of  his  com 
mand,  with  three  days  rations  marched  by  the  direct  road  up  the 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  25 

Big  Sandy  valley  toward  Piketon,  distant  twenty-five  or  thirty 
miles.  About  9  o'clock  our  advance  was  fired  on  by  the  enemy's 
pickets  from  over  the  river. 

The  regiment  fell  into  line,  the  artillery  took  position  and  fired 
several  shots,  which  elicited  no  reply.  While  standing  in  line,  a 
citizen  came  to  the  writer  and  informed  him  that  the  rebels  had 
fortified  the  side  of  Ivy  Mountain,  four  miles  further  on,  and  intended 
to  fight  us  there.  The  G-eneral  was  pointed  out  to  the  citizen,  and 
he  was  requested  to  ride  forward,  and  inform  him  of  Williams' 
intentions. 

They  were  seen  talking  together,  but  no  skirmishers  were 
thrown  out,  no  precautions  were  taken.  The  column  moved  forward 
with  the  General  at  its  head,  in  the  following  order :  Sappers  and 
Miners,  Colonel  Metcalf's  Battalion,  2nd  Ohio,  Section  of  artillery, 
21st  and  59th  Ohio. 

Ivy  Mountain,  the  highest  elevation  in  that  vicinity,  is  hog-back 
in  shape,  about  a  half  a  mile  in  length,  with  the  river  running  close 
along-side  of  it,  so  close  a  part  of  the  way,  that  the  side  of  the 
mountain  had  been  cut  down  to  make  a  road.  At  the  further  end  of 
the  mountain,  G-auley  Creek  empties  into  the  Big  Sandy.  The 
enemy  had  burned  the  bridge  across  Gauley  Creek,  a  structure  ten 
or  fifteen  feet  high,  and  constructed  a  barricade  of  stones  and  such 
things  as  they  could  get,  eighty  or  a  hundred  feet  up  the  side  of  the 
mountain.  Across  from  the  mountain  was  a  cornfield,  with  a  fence 
close  beside  the  river.  Williams  had  stationed  a  part  of  his  force  on 
the  side  of  the  mountain,  and  a  part  across  the  river  in  the  cornfield, 
and  when  the  head  of  the  column  had  nearly  reached  the  creek,  it 
was  greeted  with  a  fire  from  the  side  of  the  mountain,  and  from 
across  the  river.  The  fire  of  the  enemy  was  returned  by  the  Ken- 
tuckians  and  2d  Ohio.  The  artillery  was  soon  in  position  to  scour 
the  cornfield  and  enfilade  the  enemy's  position  on  the  mountain. 
The  21st,  without  halting,  hastened  up  the  end  of  the  mountain, 
approaching  them  on  their  right  and  rear,  and  the  59th  gave  their 
attention  to  the  force  in  the  cornfield. 

As  soon  as  the  21st  came  in  range,  it  began  firing  into  the  enemy. 

The  rebels  fought  us  an  hour  and  twenty  minutes,  and  then 
retreated  precipitately  down  the  end  of  the  mountain  and  escaped. 

The  command  halted  to  care  for  the  wounded,  bury  the  dead, 
and  repair  the  bridge.  Our  loss  was  four  killed,  and  twenty-six 
wounded,  two  of  whom  died  shortly  after  the  battle. 


26  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

The  enemy  lost  thirteen  killed,  and  twenty-one  too  badly 
wounded  to  be  taken  with  them,  and  six  prisoners.  The  next  day 
two  more  were  killed.  Among  the  killed  was  Dr.  Draper,  whose 
house  in  Prestonburgh  was  occupied  by  a  company  of  the  21st  Ohio, 
who  found  a  quantity  of  canned  fruit  buried  in  the  cellar. 

Among  the  mortally  wounded,  was  ex-State  Senator  Rusk,  who 
promised  the  ladies  where  he  breakfasted  that  morning,  that  he 
would  bring  them  a  Yankee's  scalp  in  the  evening ;  saying  he  was 
"good  for  five  Lincolnites." 

Instead  of  five  Yankee  scalps  dangling  at  his  belt,  he  died  soon 
after,  his  body  pierced  by  five  Yankee  bullets. 

We  shall  not  attempt  to  account  for  the  disparity  of  loss  in  the 
rebel  and  Union  forces  at  Ivy  Mountain  and  West  Liberty,  we  leave 
that  to  the  reader.  It  hardly  seems  possible  that  they  could  have 
aimed  so  wildly  at  so  short  a  range.  A  secession  almanac  found  at 
Decatur  Junction  the  next  summer,  gave  an  account  of  this  battle, 
and  put  our  loss  at  one  hundred  and  fifty  killed.  We  were  not 
detained  long  by  the  burnt  bridge,  and  we  started  in  pursuit,  the 
21st  in  advance. 

The  rebels  abandoned  several  wagons  in  their  retreat,  and  by 
felling  trees  across  the  road  and  destroying  bridges,  did  what  they 
could  to  hinder  pursuit.  Except  a  few  Union  families,  the  houses 
from  Gauley  Creek  to  Piketon  were  deserted.  The  men's  haversacks 
were  getting  empty,  and  they  helped  themselves  to  chickens,  flour, 
meal,  fruit,  sorghum  syrup,  turnips,  cabbage,  or  anything  convenient, 
little  effort  being  made  to  restrain  them.  Our  progress  was  slow, 
and  we  did  not  reach  Piketon  till  the  evening  of  the  10th  of 
November. 

Williams  succeeded  in  crossing  the  river  at  Piketon  before  the 
arrival  of  Colonel  Sill's  command,  but  the  latter  threw  a  few  shells 
across  to  hasten  the  departure  of  the  rebel  rear  guard.  They 
retreated  through  Pound  Gap  into  Virginia.  Crossing  the  river,  we 
occupied  the  camp  lately  abandoned  by  the  enemy,  but  they  had 
broken  or  destroyed  everything  they  could  not  take  with  them ; 
pieces  of  broken  pottery,  Dutch  ovens  and  stove  plate  lay  scattered 
about.  Shortly  after  dark  the  Surgeon  of  the  21st  Ohio,  (and  it  was 
said  the  Surgeons  of  the  other  regiments  did  the  same,)  came  around 
and  requested  Company  Commanders  to  report  as  ^many  sick  as 
possible. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


The  reason  for  this  was  said  to  be,  General  Nelson  ordered  the 
brigade  to  be  in  readiness  to  march  the  next  morning  at  4  o'clock, 
and  the  Surgeons  reported  it  not  in  condition  to  march,  to  prevent  it 
from  going  on  a  winter  campaign  into  Virginia. 

The  regiment  remained  in  Piketon  until  the  16th,  doing  little, 
except  the  work  necessary  to  obtain  subsistence.  Being  able  to 
obtain  very  few  utensils,  cooking  was  done  in  the  most  primitive 
style,  but  the  cheerful  manner  in  which  it  was  done,  and  the  evident 
relish  with  which  food  was  eaten,  indicated  that  the  men  were 
pleased  with  both  provisions  and  cooks. 

About  10  o'clock  at  night  on  the  15th,  when  all  was  still  in 
camp,  the  bugle  sounded  the  reveille.  Immediately  all  was  commo 
tion.  Men  fell  in  for  roll-call,  and  companies  were  ordered  to  furnish 
two  men  each  to  butcher,  and  the  men  to  cook  one  day's  rations  and 
prepare  to  march  immediately. 

Delay  in  butchering  caused  delay  in  cooking,  and  it  is  impossible 
to  tell  how  the  night  was  spent,  but  not  much  of  it  was  spent  in 
refreshing  sleep. 

About  3  o'clock  in  the  morning  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  fall 
in  to  cross  the  river,  but  no  part  of  it  was  able  to  get  on  the  ferry 
boat  until  after  daylight.  It  then  crossed  the  river,  was  halted  beside 
the  road,  where  it  remained  until  8  o'clock,  before  it  was  ordered  or 
permitted  to  go  forward. 

The  distance  from  Piketon  to  Prestonburgh,  to  which  place  we 
were  bound,  was  variously  stated  to  be  from  twenty-five  to  thirty- 
two  miles.  After  getting  started  the  order  of  march  was,  every  man 
for  himself.  The  strong  pressed  forward  at  a  lively  gait,  and  the 
weaker  as  they  were  able,  and  by  the  time  the  advance  reached 
camp,  the  regiment  was  probably  ten  miles  long.  Some  reached 
camp  in  good  season,  and  men  continued  to  come  in  till  late  at  night, 
when  arrivals  ceased,  to  be  resumed  the  next  morning,  and  continued 
until  2  p.  m.  of  the  17th. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


LIEUTENANT    COLONEL    NEIBLING    IN    COMMAND— PREPARING    FOR  THE 
MARCH-OVERLOADED  KNAPSACKS-SUICIDE  OF  A  DISCOURAGED 
SOLDIER-SUFFERING  CAUSED  BY  CARELESS  OFFICERS— 
AN    AMUSING    INCIDENT-ARRIVAL    AT  LOUIS 
VILLE-PARTING     WITH     GENERAL 
NELSON. 


Colonel  Norton  went  down  the  river  from  Piketon  in  a  small 
boat  leaving  Lieutenant  Colonel  Neibling  in  command,  and  on  the 
17th  he  issued  Special  Order  No.  16,  as  follows: 

"The  tents  belonging  to  each  company  will  be  immediately  struck,  and 
be  put  in  complete  readiness  for  putting  on  board  company  wagons.  The 
tents  nowr  occupied  may  remain  till  morning,  but  all  will  be  in  readiness  for 
moving  by  daylight  in  the  morning.  Two  days'  rations  will  also  be  cooked, 
and  companies  in  complete  readiness  for  marching  by  sunrise.  Those  unable 
to  march  will  go  on  board  the  steamboat,  but  no  others." 

The  same  day  he  issued  Special  Order  No.  17,  as  follows: 

"Commandants  of  companies  will  see  that  one  day's  rations  are  cooked, 
and  that  all  baggage  is  packed,  preparatory  for  marching  at  6  o'clock  to-mor 
row  morning,  November  18th.  They  will  also  see  that  those  of  their 
respective  commands  who  are  unable  to  march,  and  no  others,  go  on  board  the 
steamboat  for  transportation.  Company  property  and  baggage  will  also  be 
placed  on  steamboat." 

Not  satisfied  with  the  above  orders,  some  of  the  company  officers 
asked  to  know  definitely  the  arrangement,  that  they  might  provide 
for  their  men,  reminding  the  Lieutenant  Colonel  how  the  men  had 
suffered  since  starting  on  the  campaign  because  of  carelessness. 

They  were  informed  that  the  steamboat  conveying  the  company 
baggage  would  drop  down  the  river,  and  stop  at  night  near  the 
camp  of  the  regiment,  and  the  men  would  have  their  provisions, 
cooking  utensils  and  tents  if  they  desired.  All  were  busy  preparing 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY. 


for  the  march.  Captain  Alban,  who  was  always  on  the  alert  looking 
for  some  means  to  better  the  condition  of  his  men,  had  pressed  a  flat- 
boat  into  service,  and  was  having  it  repaired  for  transporting  his 
company  baggage. 

An  eifort  was  made  to  dispossess  him  of  the  boat,  but  nine  points 
of  the  civil  law/possession,  were  in  his  favor,  he  persisted  in  his  claim, 
and  in  this  instance,  rank  yielded  to  determination.  The  men,  too, 
were  busy  filling  their  knapsacks,  after  the  manner  of  raw  recruits; 
a  privilege  of  which  they  had  hitherto  been  deprived.  Company  K 
at  least,  now  exerted  themselves  to  make  up  for  lost  time. 

In  the  deserted  town  of  Presto riburgh,  many  curious  articles  had 
been  discovered,  useful  articles,  and  ornamental  articles,  such  as 
carpenter's,  blacksmith's  and  shoemaker's  tools,  knives,  forks, Jdishes, 
quaint  specimens  of  smoothing  irons  and  pottery,  mineral  and 
geological  specimens,  a  wagon  load  of  Patent  Office  Reports,  and 
other  articles,  "too  numerous  to  mention."  From  the  variety  at 
hand,  it  was  hard  to  select,  but  after  culling,  packing  and  throwing 
out  some  articles  to  make  room  for  others,  their  knapsacks  were 
finally  filled,  and  they  presented  a  fine  appearance,  shapely,  smooth, 
the  corners  nicely  filled  out;  no  company  in  the  regiment  was  likely 
to  compare  with  Company  K. 

Though  everything  was  in  complete  readiness  on  the  morning  of 
the  18th,  all  day  was  consumed  in  crossing  the  river,  and  at  night  we 
bivouaced  on  the  west  bank.  Early  in  the  morning  of  the  19th  the 
regiment  fell  in,  but  was  not  permitted  to  march  till  noon.  It  then 
had  twelve  miles  to  march  to  reach  Paintville,  with  a  mountain  to 
cross  on  the  way. 

We  had  nearly  reached  a  place  to  bivouac  on  the  bank  of  the 
river,  when  a  gun  shot  from  the  rear  attracted  our  attention.  A 
corporal  and  file  of  men  were  ordered  to  return,  and  ascertain  if 
possible  the  cause  of  the  firing. 

About  half  a  m,ile  back,  they  found  a  man  of  the  regiment  lying 
on  the  ground  dead.  An  empty  gun  beside  him,  a  bare  foot  and  a 
ghastly  wound  under  the  chin,  told  all  that  could  be  learned  concern 
ing  him.  He  was  buried  near  where  he  was  found. 

On  reaching  the  river,we  learned  the  boat  on  which  was  our 
company  baggage  and  rations,  had  gone  past  to  Louisa.  The  men 
had  been  ordered  before  starting  to  take  a  dinner  in  their  haver 
sacks,  upon  the  promise  the  boat  should  be  with  us  at  night.  .We 
afterwards  learned  that  the  Quartermaster,  who  had  charge  of  the 


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boat,  had  written  orders  to  be  with  us  every  night,  but  he  put  the 
order  in  his  pocket  without  reading  it,  and  did  not  stop  until  he 
reached  Louisa.  Fortunately  we  had  blankets,  and,  supperless,  we 
lay  down  to  sleep.  About  3  o'clock  in  the  morning  rain  began  to 
fall  in  torrents,  and  we  huddled  together  as  best  we  could  for  shelter, 

Shortly  after  daylight  the  rain  ceased.  Captain  Alban,  whose 
boat  containing  his  company  baggage  and  rations  was  with  us,  after 
giving,  his  men  a  scanty  breakfast,  divided  the  remainder  of  his 
commissary  stores  among  the  rest  of  the  regiment,  giving  one 
cracker  to  each  man. 

Thus  invigorated,  the  regiment  started  on  a  journey  of  eighteen 
miles  over  a  rough  country.  Some  men  were  sent  on  ahead,  and 
when  we  reached  the  place  selected  for  our  bivouac,  about  three- 
quarters  of  a  ration  of  beef  and  flour  were  given  us,  to  satisfy  our 
appetites,  and  give  us  strength  to  march  ten  miles  next  day. 

During  the  second  day's  march,  it  was  noticeable  that  after  each 
rest,  Company  K's  knapsacks  looked  more  and  more  shriveled,  until 
before  reaching  Louisa,  an  examination  of  their  contents  would  have 
shown,  that  a  soldier's  "wants  were  few  and  easily  supplied."  One, 
and  one  only,  of  all  those  well-filled  knapsacks  reached  Louisa  with 
out  a  dimunition  of  bulk.  A  man  of  great  courage  and  endurance 
kept  his  intact,  until  within  seven  miles  of  Louisa,  he  complained  of 
sickness,  and  turned  over  his  gun  and  knapsack  to  his  captain  for 
transportation. 

After  carrying  them  seven  miles,  the  captain  did  not  doubt,  nor 
will  he  ever  doubt,  the  man's  being  sick.  The  captain  himself  was 
sick — sick  of  carrying  such  an  enormous  load.  Only  one  Patent 
Office  Eeport  reached  Louisville. 

I  need  not  say  we  were  glad  to  reach  Louisa,  or  at  least  our 
rations  ;  and  we  were  never  pained  by  learning  that  the  Quarter 
master  who  left  us  to  make  two  days  march  011  so  little  food,  suffered 
for  want  of  sustenance.  At  Louisa  our  regimental  baggage  was 
changed  to  another  boat,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  22d  we  boarded 
boats  and  barges,  and  dropped  down  to  Catlettsburg,  where  a  few 
changes  were  made,  and  we  proceeded  on  our  way  to  Louisville. 

An  amusing  incident  occurred  on  the  way.  Many  of  the  officers 
in  the  brigade  were  without  shoulder  straps,  to  designate  their  rank, 
and  when  dinner  was  ready,  some  enlisted  men  ventured  in  and  took 
a  seat  at  the  table. 


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Finding  it  worked  well,  as  soon  as  one  was  through  eating  there 
was  one  or  more  ready  to  take  his  place.  A  major  was  seen 
frequently  to  come  in  and  survey  the  table,  but  failed  each  time  to 
find  any  vacant  seats. 

At  length  in  a  commanding  tone  he  demanded  to  know,  whether 
"all  the  men  at  the  table  were  commissioned  officers?"  No  one 
deigned  an  answer. 

Approaching  a  captain  of  the  21st  Ohio  he  imperiously  asked, 
"Are  you  a  commissioned  officer,  sir?"  Without  answering,  the 
captain  in  meekness  and  humility  arose,  and  tendered  the  major  his 
seat  and  what  remained  on  his  plate,  and  offered  an  apology  for  his 
rudeness  in  not  waiting  until  officers  of  rank  were  served.  A  parley 
ensued,  ending  with  the  Major  saying,  "I  command  you,  sir,  to  sit 
down  and  finish  your  dinner.  I  am  not  going  to  eat  till  I  can  have 
my  friends  eat  with  me."  The  Major  retired  in  good  order. 

The  campaign  ended  with  our  arrival  at  Louisville,  on  the  24th 
of  November. 

The  campaign  had  been  one  of  severe  labor,  exposure  and  fatigue. 

Much  of  the  country  over  which  we  had  marched  was  a  rough, 
mountainous  region,  and  our  way  had  been  over  divides  and  along 
narrow  valleys,  courses  of  mountain  streams,  that  crossed  and 
re-crossed  the  road  at  short  intervals,  and  we  had  frequent  rains,  and 
cold,  and  often  frosty  nights.  In  crossing  streams  over  which  there 
were  no  bridges,  the  regiment  was  often  stretched  out  to  two  or  three 
times  its  natural  length,  and  being  required  to  keep  "well  closed  up" 
kept  the  men  on  the  left  walking  very  rapidly  much  of  the  time. 
Said  Colonel  Norton  to  the  writer,  as  we  were  marching  along  one 
day,  "Why  is  it  so  much  harder  marching  on  the  left  of  the  regiment 
than  on  the  right?  On  the  right  the  men  are  walking  leisurely 
along,  and  back  here  every  man  is  doing  his  best  to  keep  up." 

"It  is  because  you  keep  us  'closing  up'  all  the  time.  In  crossing 
the  denies,  the  regiment  gets  strung  out,  and  the  left  is  a  long  way 
behind,  and  they  have  to  hurry  to  catch  up,  and  they  are  catching 
up  most  of  the  time.  Let  each  company  march  as  a  separate  com 
mand,  the  men  would  not  have  to  hurry  so.  Company  B  marches 
no  further  than  Company  A." 

One  day  the  writer  thought  he  would  march  his  company  as 
men  ought  to  march,  and  was  walking  along  at  its  head  some  rods 
in  the  rear  of  the  men  in  front,  who  were  "closing  up,"  when  he  saw 
General  Nelson  sitting  on  his  horse  beside  the  road.  He  glanced 


32  HISTORY  TWENTY- FIRST  REGIMENT 

back  and  saw  the  files  were  well  dressed  and  the  men  in  step,  and 
was  rather  looking  for  a  compliment  for  their  fine  appearance. 
Approaching  the  General,  the  guns  were  brought  to  a  shoulder, 
saluting  him  in  our  best  style.  All  the  recognition  we  got  was  a 
gruff,  "Close  up;"  and  so  this  lengthening  and  closing  up  process 
went  on  from  morning  till  night.  Helping  teams  up  mountains  and 
out  of  the  mud,  marching  with  wet  feet  and  often  in  the  rain,  and 
lying  on  the  damp  ground  with  wet  clothes,  and  a  wet  blanket  for 
cover,  in  cold  or  frosty  nights,  could  not  be  otherwise  than  fatiguing 
and  unhealthy. 

I  have  seen  men  on  arriving  at  the  place  of  bivouac,  wTrap 
themselves  in  their  blankets  and  lie  down,  oblivious  to  everything 
but  rest,  and  have  been  obliged  to  compel  them  to  get  up  and  eat, 
before  suffering  them  to  sleep. 

We  made  but  few  long  marches.  The  day  we  reached  the  Big 
Sandy,  we  marched  twenty-four  miles.  The  necessity  for  crossing 
the  river  that  night,  and  keeping  us  out  in  the  cold  till  after  mid 
night,  I  never  knew. 

We  could  have  gone  from  Piketon  to  Prestonburgh,  with  much 
less  fatigue  had  we  been  permitted  to  rest  during  the  night,  and 
start  early  in  the  morning;  and  we  could  have  marched  the  twelve 
miles  down  the  river  with  ease,  if  we  had  been  allowed  all  day, 
instead  of  compelling  us  to  go  the  distance  in  a  half  day.  These, 
with  the  inconvenience,  (to  characterize  it  by  no  harsher  term,) 
suffered  by  the  carelessness  of  officers,  not  seeing  that  the  men  were 
supplied  with  rations,  were  borne  with  but  little  complaint. 

At  Louisville  we  parted  with  General  Nelson;  and  I  think  I 
voice  the  universal  sentiment  of  the  regiment  when  I  say,  little  or  no 
regret  Was  felt  at  the  separation.  He  was  a  true  patriot.  Few  men 
in  Kentucky  espoused  the  cause  of  the  Union  with  greater  ardor 
than  he.  Few  if  any  labored  more  assiduously  to  cultivate  and 
propagate  Union  sentiment,  and  discourage  secession  tendencies 
than  he. 

He  made  several  journeys  to  Washington  to  consult  with  the 
President,  and  it  was  largely,  if  not  solely  by  his  influence,  that  arms 
were  furnished  to  the  home  guards  of  the  different  cities  in  the  State, 
which  enabled  them  to  keep  the  ascendency  over  the  rebels.  He 
was  first  to  enlist  and  organize  Kentucky  troops  within  the  State, 
for  the  Union  army.  He  was  brave  on  the  battle  field,  and  was 
never  accused  of  exhibiting  any  symptoms  of  fear.  When  the  battle 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  33 

of  Ivy  Mountain  began,  he  was  at  the  head  of  the  column,  and  taking 
out  his  glass  he  deliberately  surveyed  the  side  of  the  mountain,  and 
said,  "The  d — n  cusses  are  firing  at  me  ;"  and  speaking  to  a  sapper 
and  miner,  a  small  man  from  Company  K,  said,  "Bub,  give  me  your 
gun,"  and  he  fired  up  the  mountain.  He  said  to  the  men,  "If  they 
don't  hit  me  you  needn't  be  a  bit  afraid;  for  if  they  can't  hit  me, 
they  can't  hit  the  side  of  a  barn.  (He  was  a  large  man.)  But  he 
was  haughty,  dictation  al,  overbearing  and  unfeeling  toward  his  sub 
ordinates.  He  would  often  give  a  harsh  answer  when  a  kind  one 
would  have  answered  better.  Officers  and  men  under  him  seldom 
accosted  him,  because  they  expected  a  rebuff  in  return.  His  manner 
to  his  inferiors  in  rank,  was  what  might  have  been  expected  from  a 
supercilious  tyrannical  master  toward  his  slaves.  Several  times  after 
going  into  bivouac,  the  regiment  was  made  to  move,  and  it  was 
said  the  General  ordered  it  to  show  his  authority.  A  subordinate 
had  no  rights  he  felt  bound  to  respect. 

But  for  these,  he  would  have  stood  high  in  the  estimation  of  his 
command;  and  had  he  demonstrated  his  ability  to  manage  large 
bodies  of  troops  on  the  field,  he  would  have  been  among  the  most 
highly  esteemed  Generals  of  the  war. 

His  loyalty  and  patriotism,  his  watchfulness  and  perseverance 
in  opposition  to  rebellion,  and  his  successful  labors  to  prevent 
Kentucky  being  forced  out  of  the  Union,  had  enthroned  him  in  the 
affections  of  the  loyal  people  of  the  State,  and  there  was  great  sorrow 
at  his  untimely  and  tragic  death,  which  would  not  have  been,  had  he 
entertained  a  proper  respect  for  the  rights  and  feelings  of  others  ; 
a  respect  due  from  the  highest  to  the  most  humble  in  life. 


CHAPTER  VII. 


SANITARY    CONDITION    OF    THE    REGIMENT. -CHANGE    OF  COMMANDERS. 

ORGANIZATION    THE    ARMY.— FIRST    PAY-DAY    OF    THE 

REGIMENT.-CAMP  AT  BACON  CREEK,  KY., 

GENERAL    O.     M.    MITCHELL. 

MARCHING  ORDERS. 


On  arriving  at  Louisville,  the  regiment  went  into  camp  about 
five  miles  from  the  city,  where  it  remained  a  few  days  only,  when 
it  moved  three  miles  nearer  the  city  to  obtain  purer  water. 

During  its  stay  here,  it  spent  the  time  recruiting  its  wasted 
energies,  and  occasionally  drilling,  it  having  had  no  opportunity  for 
drill  since  leaving  Nicholasville,  on  the  15th  of  October. 

The  sanitary  condition  of  the  regiment  at  this  time  was  bad. 

A  number  of  the  men  had  not  recovered  from  the  disease  with 
which  they  were  attacked  at  Hazel  Green.  The  measles  broke  out  on 
the  23d  of  November,  coming  down  the  river,  and  the  new  cases  of 
sickness  that  developed  after  arriving  at  Louisville  had  greatly 
diminished  the  number  "present  for  duty."  I  find  no  statistics  by 
which  to  determine  the  strength  of  the  regiment,  but  on  the  1st  of 
December,  Company  K  had  eighteen  men  absent  sick,  and  ten  in 
quarters  excused  from  duty  by  the  Burgeon. 

Judging  by  this,  probably  one  fourth  of  the  regiment  were  unfit 
for  duty. 

During  our  absence  a  change  in  commanders  had  been  made. 

As  already  stated,  when  General  Anderson  was  assigned  to  the 
command  of  the  Department  of  the  Ohio,  his  headquarters  were 
established  at  Cincinnati,  to  avoid  infringing  on  the  neutrality  of 
Kentucky.  On  the  12th  of  September  the  legislature  by  resolution 
requested  him  to  "immediately  enter  upon  the  active  discharge  of 
his  duties,"  and  his  headquarters  were  soon  removed  to  Louisville. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  35 

On  the  7th  of  October,  being  in  poor  health,  he  was  ordered  to  turn 
over  his  command  to  Brigadier  General  William  Tecumseh  Sherman . 

At  this  time  the  necessity  lor  men  was  very  great.  Buckncr 
threatening  Louisville,  General  Thomas  confronted  by  a  large  force 
under  Zollicoffer,  and  Williams  invading  the  State  through  Mc- 
Cormick's  Gap,  endangering  General  Thomas'  communications,  it  is 
not  strange  that  he  called  earnestly  for  troops.  For  his  anxiety,  and 
because  he  thought  200,000  men  necessary  for  the  successful  pro 
secution  of  the  war  in  his  department,  he  was  thought  to  be  crazy, 
and  was  called  to  Washington,  and  the  Department  turned  over  to 
Brigadier  General  Dan  Carlos  Buell. 

Troops  in  the  Department  of  the  Cumberland  were  first  organ 
ized  into  brigades,  and  the  brigades  numbered  consecutively.  On 
the  2nd  of  December,  General  Buell  issued  an  order  combining 
brigades  into  divisions. 

General  Mitchell  remained  in  Cincinnati  until  the  19th  of  Novem 
ber,  when  he  was  ordered  to  take  command  of  Camp  Jenkins  near 
Louisville,  to  assist  in  organizing  and  disciplining  troops,  and  was 
soon  after  ordered  to  Bacon  Creek  for  the  same  purpose.  On  the  3d  of 
December,  he  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  3d  Division,  which 
consisted  of  the  8th,  9th  and  17th  brigades,  and  Edgerton,  Simonson 
and  Loomis'  batteries.  The  21st  Ohio  was  assigned  to  the  9th 
brigade,  which  consisted  of  the  2nd,  21st  and  33d  Ohio,  and  10th 
Wisconsin  regiments,  with  Colonel  J.  W,  Sill  as  its  commander. 
The  regiment  was  at  this  time  at  Louisville,  but  it  marched  on  the 
9th,  stopping  a  few  days  at  Elizabethtown.  It  was  paid  on  the  13th  to 
include  the  month  of  October.  We  had  long  been  suffering  for  want 
of  moriev,  and  the  appearance  of  the  Paymaster  caused  universal 
joy ;  for  there  was  great  dearth  because  of  empty  purses.  The 
regiment  reached  Bacon  Creek  the  18th  of  December,  and  was  soon 
settled  in  camp.  The  health  of  the  men  had  greatly  improved  since 
arriving  at  Louisville.  Some  had  returned  from  hospital,  but  there 
were  others  who  had  contracted  or  developed  disabilities  which 
rendered  them  unfit  for  the  service,  and  for  which  they  were 
afterward  discharged. 

Most  of  the  regiments  in  camp  at  Bacon  Creek  were  recently 
enlisted,  and  had  no  practical  knowledge  of  the  duties  required  of 
soldiers. 

Some  of  them,  however,  had  seen  service  in  West  Virginia,  and 
there  were  a  few  men  in  the  other  regiments  who  had  re-enlisted. 


36  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  KEGIMENT 

after  being  mustered  out  of  the  three  months'  service.  Out  of  these 
General  Mitchell  set  to  work  determined  to  have,  as  he  expressed  it, 
"  the  best  division  in  the  army." 

To  accomplish  this,  he  prescribed  rules  for  camp,  he  witnessed 
drills  and  parades,  he  inspected  men  on  post  and  in  camp,  he  visited 
camp  guards,  guard  quarters  and  picket  posts,  at  any  and  all  times 
of  day  and  night,  impressing  upon  outposts  the  necessity  of  greatest 
vigilance  where  an  enemy  would  be  least  expected;  he  regularly 
superintended  artillery  practice,  and  if  a  fatigue  party  was  on  duty 
directed  much  of  their  labors.  He  was  not  only  busy  himself,  but  he 
strove  to  have  all  under  him,  both  officers  and  privates,  constantly 
employed. 

A  morning  gun  was  fired  at  5  o'clock,  when  all  were  to  be  out 
of  bed,  the  men  to  answer  roll  call,  and  all  officers  to  report  to  the 
Colonel  or  commandant  of  the  regiment.  Breakfast  at  six  o'clock  ; 
Sick  call  at  seven  ;  Inspection  of  Company  quarters  at  eight ;  Drill 
at  nine;  Dinner  at  12:30  p.m.;  Drill  again  at  1:30;  Inspection 
of  quarters  by  the  Colonel  or  Major ;  Dress  parade  at  four,  and 
supper  at  five.  These  with  details  for  camp  guards,  picket  and 
fatigue  duties,  cleaning  guns,  policing  Company  quarters,  etc.,  kept 
all  pretty  busy.  Then,  it  was  said  three  miles  of  puncheon  road 
were  made  in  the  eight  weeks  we  were  at  Bacon  Creek.  Few  men 
realized  how  busily  all  were  employed,  and  none  complained  or 
thought  the  exactions  made  of  them  were  burdensome  or  unreason 
able.  He  never  failed  to  reprove  when  it  was  needed,  nor  to  com 
mend  for  the  proper  discharge  of  soldierly  duties.  When  required 
to  get  down  from  his  horse  at  night  in  the  mud  to  give  the  counter 
sign,  he  thought  the  one  requiring  it  could  be  trusted  on  post,  in  the 
presence  of  the  enemy. 

Such  was  the  success  of  his  labors,  that  Eegular  Army  officers 
often  expressed  surprise,  that  volunteers  could  be  brought  to  such  a 
high  state  of  drill  and  discipline  in  so  short  a  time. 

A  history  of  the  regiment  would  not  be  complete  without  men 
tioning  its  faults,  as  well  as  its  good  qualities,  and  I  regret  I  shall  be 
obliged  to  say,  the  discipline  acquired  at  Bacon  Creek  was  not  main 
tained  throughout  the  service,  though  it  would  have  been  better,  for 
both  the  regiment  and  the  service,  if  it  had. 

I  take  occasion  here  to  say,  that  neither  the  21st  Ohio  nor  any 
other  regiment  of  General  Mitchell's  old  3d  Division,  ever  disgraced 
itself  or  its  founder  on  the  battle  field.  During  the  stay  of  the 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  37 

regiment  at  Bacon  Creek,  it  made  little  or  no  personal  history.  It 
had  a  laudable  ambition  to  excel,  and  a  soldierly  pride  possessed  it, 
that  rendered  the  discharge  of  its  duties  pleasant,  and  every  sur 
vivor  of  the  regiment  will  remember  the  time  spent  at  Camp  Jeffer 
son,  as  the  most  pleasant  part  of  its  camp  life.  At  no  camp  were 
the  men  so  busy,  at  no  time  was  military  duty  performed  with  such 
care  and  precision,  at  no  time  was  discipline  so  strict,  and  yet  I  do 
not  believe  a  survivor  of  that  time  can  be  found,  but  will  say  it  was 
the  pleasantest  period  in  the  regiment's  camp  life. 

It  may  not  be  amiss  to  relate  an  occurrence  in  which  the  regi 
ment  was  interested,  though  it  was  local  in  its  character.  At  the 
commencement  of  the  war,  contractors  by  design  or  otherwise,  pur 
chased  large  quantities  of  rejected  bacon,  meat  in  the  hands  of  dealers 
which  they  were  unable  to  sell  for  ordinary  consumption.  This  was 
being  received  and  issued  by  regimental  quartermasters  to  the  men 
of  the  various  regiments.  Necks  and  shanks  of  beef  were  often 
issued  too,  contrary  to  Army  Kegulations.  These  things  occurring 
too  often,  I  directed  my  Orderly  Sergeant,  Joseph  H.  Hornback,  to 
"bring  no  more  stinking  meat,  or  necks  and  shanks  into  this  company." 

On  the  15th  of  January,  1862,  while  I  was  out  of  camp,  the 
quartermaster  offered  him  some  shoulders,  (bacon),  which  he  rejected. 

Complaint  was  made  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  Niebling,  that  the 
orderly  of  Co.  K  had  refused  to  receive  and  issue  the  meat,  and 
Colonel  Niebliug  sent  for  him,  and  ordered  him  peremptorily,  to 
"draw  that  meat  and  issue  it  to  the  men." 

The  orderly  was  in  no  hurry  to  obey,  and  was  eating  supper, 
when  a  Corporal  and  a  file  of  men  appeared,  by  Colonel  Niebling's 
order,  to  escort  him  to  the  quartermaster's.  I  returned  just  as  the 
meat  was  brought  to  company  quarters,  and  ordering  it  put  in  the 
non-commissioned  officer's  tent,  petitioned  Colonel  Norton  for  the 
appointment  of  a  Board  of  Survey,  and  the  following  order  was 

issued  : 

Camp  Jefferson,  January  15,  1862. 

SPECIAL  ORDER  No.  1 

"A  Board  of  Survey,  to  consist  of  Captain  A.  McMahan,  Captain  M. 
Caton  and  Lieutenant  W.  Vance  to  examine  subsistant  stores  issued  to  Capt. 
Canfield's  Co.  K,  and  report  condition  of  same.  This  board  will  convene  at 
such  hour  of  the  day  as  the  chairman  may  appoint." 

By  order  of 

JESSE  S.  NORTON, 

EDWARD  L.  BAIRD,  Col  Com.  2lst  Eegt.  0.  V.  I. 

Lieut,  and  Adj't. 


38  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

The  Board  reported  the  meat  unwholesome,  and  unfit  to  be 
issued.  No  complaint  was  afterward  made  of  tainted  meat  being 
issued  to  the  regiment. 

The  time  was  drawing  near  for  the  regiment  to  move  against 
the  enemy.  The  victory  of  General  Thomas  at  Mill  Spring,  which 
resulted  in  dispersing  the  forces  under  Zollicoffer  and  Crittenden, 
deprived  the  army  under  Johnston  of  its  support  on  its  right,  and 
the  operations  of  General  Grant  at  Forts  Henry  and  Donelson, 
having  drawn  off  a  part  of  Johnston's  force,  General  Buell  deter 
mined  to  move  directly  on  Bowling  Green. 

The  first  intimation  the  regiment  had  of  a  move,  was  a  faint 
cheer  from  a  distant  part  of  the  camp,  about  ten  o'clock  at  night,  on 
the  10th  of  February,  in  which  regiment  after  regiment  joined, 
throughout  the  brigades  and  divisions  of  the  army,  until  the  heavens 
rang  with  glad  sounds,  from  thousands  and  thousands  of  throats. 

Though  at  a  loss  at  first  to  know  what  it  meant,  we  were  not 
long  kept  in  suspense,  for  soon  the  Major  proclaimed  through  the 
camp  of  the  regiment,  "Cook  one  day's  rations  and  be  ready  to 
march  at  seven  o'clock  to-morrow  morning." 

No  order  could  have  been  received  with  greater  manifestations 
of  joy.  Without  waiting  for  morning,  officers  and  men  set  about 
making  all  the  preparation  that  could  be  made  for  an  early  depar 
ture  in  the  morning.  Everything  not  actually  needed  during  the 
night,  and  for  preparing  breakfast  in  the  morning,  wrere  snugly 
stowed  in  the  trunk  or  knapsack. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


MARCH  ON  BOWLING  GREEN,  KY.,  AND  NASHVILLE,  TENN.-CAPTURE  OP 
BOWLING  GREEN-REBEL  DESTRUCTION  OF  RAILROAD  PROPERTY- 
ARRIVAL    AT    NASHVILLE-PREPARATION    TO    ADVANCE    ON 
ALABAMA —BUILDING    BRIDGES -RECEPTION     AT 
SHELBYV1LLE,  TENNESSEE. 


In  the  midst  of  the  hurry  and  bustle,  Colonel  Norton  appeared 
at  the  Headquarters  of  Co.  K,  and  said,  "Captain  you  will  remain 
here  to  guard  the  bridge  and  such  stores  as  may  be  left.  Be  vigilent. 
The  command  of  the  post  will  devolve  upon  you.  See  that  no  harm 
comes  to  anything  under  your  charge."  Most  of  the  men  of  the 
company  were  sorely  disappointed,  and  not  a  few  cursed  the  day 
they  joined  the  21st  Eegiment  of  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers.  They, 
no  doubt,  felt  that  the  marching  of  the  army  meant  the  death  of  the 
rebellion,  and  they  could  not  bear  the  thought  of  not  being  permitted 
to  assist  in  its  final  overthrow. 

As  ordered,  the  army  assembled  at  Bacon  Creek,  moved  in  the 
morning  of  the  llth  of  February,  General  Mitchell's  3d  division  in 
the  advance,  and  arrived  before  Bowling  Green  the  13th.  The  place 
had  been  strongly  fortified,  eight  forts  commanding  every  avenue  of 
approach  to  the  town,  and  all  the  timber  cut  down  so  as  to  hinder  as 
much  as  possible  the  approach  of  an  army. 

All  the  forts  had  been  planned  by  the  most  skillful  engineers, 
and  Forts  Baker  and  College  Hill  were  especially  strong,  and  diffi 
cult  of  approach.  The  former  covered  about  an  acre  of  ground,  and 
the  latter  was  much  larger. 

As  before  stated,  the  dispersion  of  the  force  under  Zollicoffer  by 
General  Thomas,  left  Johnson  without  support  on  his  right,  and  he 
claims  to  have  gent  sixteen  thousand  men  to  assist  Floyd  and  Pillow, 
leaving  but  eleven  thousand  for  the  defence  of  Bowling  Green.  The 
capture  of  Fort  Henry  on  the  6th,  and  Fort  Donelson  on  the  12th  of 


40  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

February,  placed  General  Grant  on  his  left  flank,  and  General  Buell's 
army  in  front  of  the  town,  rendered  the  evacuation  of  the  place 
necessary.  Before  leaving,  however,  the  bridges  across  Barren 
river  were  destroyed,  but  the  railroad  was  not  materially  damaged. 

On  arriving  before  the  town,  General  Mitchell  fired  a  few  shots 
to  hasten  or  hinder  the  departure  of  those  who  lingered.  An  engine 
attached  to  a  train  ready  to  leave  was  disabled,  and  the  train  set  on 
fire  by  the  rebels.  A  smoke-stack  was  knocked  from  another 
locomotive,  and  several  houses  were  hit.  As  soon  as  means  of  cross 
ing  the  river  could  be  provided,  he  crossed  and  occupied  the  town 
and  waiting  only  for  supplies,  he  marched  rapidly  to  Nashville, 
which  had  also  been  evacuated,  the  rebels  retreating  to  Murfreesboro. 
He  reached  Nashville  on  the  22d  of  February. 

The  company  left  at  Bacon  Creek  found  plenty  to  do  in  its 
isolation,  taking  care  of  and  sending  away  the  sick,  collecting  and 
turning  over  property  left  by  the  army,  loading  and  forwarding 
Commissary  and  Quartermasters  stores,  and  perfecting  themselves  in 
skirmish  drill  and  bayonet  exercise. 

On  the  15th,  Colonel  Norton  sent  an  order  from  Bowling  Green, 
for  the  company  to  procure  teams  and  follow  until  it  came  up  with 
the  regiment. 

All  the  teams  at  the  post  were  busy  hauling  forward  supplies, 
and  they  were  not  able  to  get  supplies  forward  as  fast  as  needed. 
General  Wood,  at  Grean  River,  advised  against  pressing  teams,  and 
at  Headquarters  at  Louisville,  the  company  was  ordered  to  remain 
where  it  was,  until  relieved  and  ordered  away  by  General  Buell. 

It  was  detained  at  Bacon  Creek  until  the  3d  of  March,  when 
two  teams  having  been  furnished  to  transport  the  company  baggage, 
it  was  sent  forward  to  Bowling  Green,  and  the  company  followed 
next  day  on  the  cars.  Beaching  Barren  Elver  they  found  the  bridge 
occupied  by  General  Wood's  Division,  and  were  unable  to  cross 
until  the  sixth.  The  next  morning  the  company  went  forward  on 
the  cars  from  Bowling  Green  for  Nashville,  bivouacking  at  Edgefield 
on  the  evening  of  the  7th  ol  March,  the  teams  still  back.  The  next 
morning  it  crossed  the  Cumberland  River  and  joined  the  regiment. 

The  16th  of  March  the  regiment  left  for  Murfreesboro,  where  we 
were  again  obliged  to  build  the  bridge,  the  rebels  having  destroyed 
both  the  railroad  and  the  wagon  bridges  across  Stone's  River.  The 
bridge,  over  a  hundred  feet  long,  was  completed  in  ten  days,  General 
Mitchell  superintending  and  assisting  in  the  work.  An  officer  of  the 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  41 

21st  Ohio  went  where  they  were  at  work,  General  Mitchell  among 
the  rest,  in  the  mud  and  water. 

The  General  asked,  "What  is  your  business  here?" 

"I  came  down  to  see  how  you  are  getting  along." 

"Then  get  right  away.  We  don't  want  you  here.  We  won't 
have  anybody  here  that  don't  work."  At  this,  and  all  other  places 
where  we  stopped,  the  21st  furnished  its  full  share  of  officers  and 
men,  for  camp,  picket  and  fatigue  duty.  The  bridge  completed, 
supplies  brought  forward,  and  Colonel  Duffield  having  arrived  with 
his  23d  brigade,  on  the  3d  of  April,  the  division  again  marched,  and 
on  the  evening  of  the  5th  bivouaced  on  the  bank  of  Duck  .River, 
two  miles  from  Shelbyville,  where  another  bridge  had  been  burned. 

During  the  two  days  march  from  Murfreesboro,  it  rained  almost 
incessantly.  The  roads  were  muddy,  and  the  men  were  very  much 
fatigued,  but  invigorated  by  sleeping  on  wet  ground,  with  wet 
blankets  for  cover,  the  next  day  our  brigade  marched  triumphantly 
through  the  town  of  Shelbyville,  where  we  met  a  royal  reception. 

Shelbyville,  from  the  intense  loyalty  of  its  citizens,  was  called 
the  "Boston  of  the  South."  A  large  body  of  citizens,  men,  women 
and  children,  had  collected  on  the  street  through  which  we  passed, 
and  the  stars  and  stripes  were  floating  and  waving  in  every  direction. 
The  troops  were  cheered  vociferously  to  which  they  responded  with 
a  will.  Bands  played,  and  men  and  women  wept  for  joy.  One  lady, 
a  little  past  middle  age,  whose  heart  was  fired  with  patriotism,  was 
beside  the  street  making  a  speech  to  the  men  as  they  passed. 

Dead  to  self  and  her  surroundings,  she  was  pouring  fourth  the 
emotions  of  her  soul  in  a  stream  of  fervid  eloquence,  that  would  have 
secured  wrapt  attention  from  any  but  a  body  of  men  infuriated  with 
joy  or  madness. 

The  din  of  rejoicing  precluded  the  possibility  of  hearing  what 
she  said,  but  catching  the  inspiration  of  her  manner  and  tones  of 
voice,  the  fifes  sounded  more  shrill,  the  drums  beat  louder,  and  the 
men  cheered  more  vigorously.  Seldom  has  a  reception  been  tender 
ed  any  body  of  men,  such  as  greeted  the  9th  Brigade  at  Shelbyville, 
Tennessee. 

Passing  through  town  the  brigade  went  into  camp. 


CHAPTER  IX. 


THE    MITCHELL     RAIDERS-THEIR     ORGANIZATION     AND     DEPARTURE- 
THRILLING  STORY  OF  THEIR  EXPEDITION-THEIR  FATE-CAPTURE 
OF  HUNTSVILLE,  ALABAMA. 

In  the  afternoon  of  the  day  of  our  arrival  at  Shelbyville,  volun 
teers  were  called  for  to  go  on  a  secret  expedition.  For  this  purpose 
Marion  A.  Ross,  Perry  G.  Shadrach,  George  D.  Wilson  and  William 
Pittinger,  volunteered  from  the  2d  Ohio  regiment;  M.  J.  Hawkins, 
William  Reddick,  John  Wollam,  Samuel  Slavens,  Samuel  Robinson, 
D.  A.  Dorsey  and  Jacob  Parrott  from  the  33d,  and  Mark  Wood  and 
John  A.  Wilson,  of  Company  C;  William  Knight  of  Company  E ; 
John  M.  Scott  and  Wilson  W.  Brown,  of  Company  F ;  William 
Bensinger  and  John  R.  Porter,  of  Company  G ;  Robert  Buff  urn,  of 
Company  H,  and  Elihu  H.  Mason,  of  Company  K,  from  the  21st  O. 
They  were  to  be  accompanied  by  J.  J.  Andrews,  their  leader,  and 
William  Campbell,  both  citizens  of  Kentucky.  On  the  evening  of 
the  7th,  having  procured  citizens  clothes  at  Shelbyville,  they  met 
outside  the  pickets,  where  they  received  their  instructions  from 
General  Mitchell. 

They  were  to  proceed  south  to  some  point  near  Atlanta,  capture 
a  train,  and  returning,  destroy  the  telegraph  lines  and  bridges,  and 
do  all  the  damage  they  could  to  the  railroad,  returning  to  our  lines 
at  Bridgeport. 

Their  parting  with  General  Mitchell  is  described  as  very  tender. 
Taking  each  by  the  hand,  with  tearful  eyes  he  bade  them  good-by, 
saying  he  feared  he  should  never  see  them  again.  Dividing  into 
parties  of  twos  or  threes,  *  they  reached  Chattanoogo  on  Friday  the 
llth,  a  day  later  than  expected,  and  the  next  day  near  sunset  took  a 
train  for  Marietta,  where  they  arrived  about  midnight. 

Early  the  next  morning,  the  party  except  Porter  and  Hawkins 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRV.  43 

(who  were  by  some  accident  not  present),  took  the  train  north,  and 
at  big  Shanty,  a  station  some  eight  or  ten  miles  north  of  Marietta, 
while  the  conductor,  train  hands  and  passengers  were  at  breakfast, 
the  party  seized  the  train  and  started  north  with  the  engine  and 
three  box  cars.  Puller,  the  conductor,  Murphy  and  one  other  man, 
as  soon  as  they  found  what  had  been  done,  took  a  light  flat-bottomed 
car,  and  started  in  pursuit,  and  for  twenty  miles  they  continued  the 
chase,  pushing  the  car  up  grade  and  riding  down. 

At  Etowah  Eiver,  they  found  an  old  switch  engine,  with  which 
they  traveled  faster  and  with  greater  ease,  till  meeting  a  train  they 
procured  an  engine  with  which  they  traveled  with  greater  speed. 

The  party  finding  themselves  so  closely  pursued,  destroyed  the 
telegraph  so  that  no  word  could  be  sent  ahead,  but  did  not  make 
sure  work  destroying  bridges  to  prevent  pursuit.  If  a  bridge  was 
set  on  fire,  the  pursuers  were  near  enough  to  extinguish  it  before 
much  damage  was  done.  If  the  track  was  torn  up,  tbe>  ran  over, 
by  taking  rails  from  behind  and  placing  them  before  the  engine, 
until  solid  track  was  gained.  The  fleeing  party  were  not  only 
crowded  from  behind,  but  they  were  hindered  by  extra  trains  from 
the  north,  so  that  after  passing  Dalton,  they  had  no  time  to  destroy 
the  telegraph  even,  and  now  it  was  simply  a  race  for  life ;  and  yet 
the  pursued  only  hoped  to  gain  the  seclusion  of  some  friendly  forest, 
through  which  they  might  escape ;  as  the  enemy  would  be  notified 
at  Chattanoogo,  by  way  of  Cleveland  of  their  approach.  The  pursu 
ing  engine  was  in  sight,  and  had  been  for  miles;  the  fleeing  engine 
was  getting  short  of  both  wood  and  water,  its  journals  were  heated 
for  want  of  oil,  and  they  did  what  only  remained  for  them  to  do, 
reverse  their  engine,  sending  it  back  to  meet  their  pursuers,  and  fled 
to  the  woods.  Citizens  and  soldiers  aided  by  dogs  soon  captured 
them.  The  rebels  were  extremely  anxious  to  find  out  who  the  leader 
of  the  party  and  engineer  were,  and  its  objects,  and  "Jacob  Parrott, 
(I  quote  from  John  A.  Wilson's  Adventures,)  of  the  33d  Ohio,  the 
youngest  of  the  party,  and  who  had  a  boyish  appearance,  was 
stripped  naked  by  the  inhuman  devils  who  captured  him  near 
Einggold,  the  game  day  we  left  the  engine,  and  four  men  held  him 
stretched  hand  and  foot  on  a  large  rock,  while  others  held  revolvers 
to  his  head  threatening  him  with  instant  death  if  he  made  the  least 
effort  at  resistance. 

Having  thus  placed  him,  a  rebel  lieutenant  scored  and  gashed 
his  naked  back  with  a  raw  hide,  to  make  him  confess,  and  more 
especially  to  tell  the  names  of  the  leader  and  engineer. 


44  HISTORY  TWENTY- FIRST  REGIMENT 

Thrice  was  he  released  aod  asked  to  confess,  and  thrice  put  to 
the  torture  because  he  refused,  until  his  inhuman  captors  had  sick 
ened  and  tired  of  the  inhuman  spectacle  before  them,  for  although 
they  had  whipped  him  until  his  back  was  one  mass  of  bloody  welts, 
and  bruised,  quivering,  lacerated  flesh,  still  did  the  heroic  lad  refuse 
to  open  his  lips  and  disclose  a  word  that  might  betray  his  comrades. 
His  back  became  a  mass  of  sores,  and  with  a  hard  floor  to  lie  on  and 
no  covering,  it  was  no  wonder  that  his  affliction  nearly  cost  him  his 
life."  Of  these,  Andrews,  the  leader,  Campbell,  Ross,  Shadrach, 
George  D.  Wilson,  Slavens,  Robinson  and  Scott,  were  tried  and  con 
victed  as  spies  and  hung. 

Andrews  was  first  executed,  and  it  was  intended  to  bury  him 
where  his  remains  could  never  be  found;  but  years  after  the  war,  a 
citizen  disclosed  his  grave,  and  his  remains  were  identified  by  the 
rope  still  around  his  neck. 

All  have  been  removed  to  the  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga, 
and  a  suitable  monument  erected  to  their  memory. 

About  the  middle  of  October  the  remaining  prisoners  broke 
jail  at  Atlanta,  and  Hawkins,  Dorsey,  Brown,  Knight,  Wood,  Wilson, 
Porter  and  Wollam,  escaped  to  the  Federal  lines.  The  rest  were 
recaptured  but  afterwards  exchanged. 

Leaving  Shelbyville  at  10  o'clock  the  next  morning  after  the 
departure  of  the  raiders,  we  bivouaced  ten  miles  out  on  the  road  to 
Hunts ville.  The  next  morning,  April  9th,  marched  again,  passed 
through  Fayette,  thirty-one  miles  from  Huntsville,  at  10  a.  m., 
crossed  a  spur  of  the  Cumberland  Mountains,  and  rested  ten  miles 
beyond  Fayette.  At  Fayette  we  received  news  ot  the  battle  of 
Pittsburgh  Landing.  At  3  o'clock  p.  m.,  a  detail  of  men  was  sent 
back  for  two  days  rations.  These  reached  us  at  12  o'clock  midnight, 
the  rations  were  cooked,  and  at  2  o'clock  we  were  ordered  forward, 
and  reached  Huntsville,  Alabama,  at  1  p.  m.,  April  llth.  The  town 
was  already  in  the  possession  of  our  forces,  Colonel  Dumont  having 
arrived  with  his  brigade  before  daylight  that  morning,  and  captured 
fifteen  locomotives,  a  large  number  of  passenger  and  freight  cars,  a 
quantity  of  commissary  stores,  and  170  prisoners. 


CHAPTER  X. 


EXPEDITION    TO    STEVENSON.-NORTHERN    ALABAMIANS.- SOUTHERN 

HATRED    AND   SPITE.-FIRST    LIBERATION    OF    SLAVES. 

EXPEDITION     TO    ATHENS.— COMPANY 

DETAILS    TO    DECATUR    AND 

ELK   RIVER.— LAX 

DISCIPLINE. 


Immediately  on  our  arrival  at  Huntsville,  an  expedition  to 
Stevenson,  65  miles  distant,  consisting  of  companies  A,  F  and  D  of 
the  21st,  and  detachments  from  the  2d  and  33d  Ohio  Regiments, 
under  the  command  of  Colonel  Sill,  was  sent  to  secure  the  railroad 
to  that  place,  and  to  meet  the  raiders  who  left  us  at  Shelbyville.  In 
the  latter  they  were  sorely  disappointed. 

Returning  the  next  day,  the  train  stopped  at  a  station,  and  some 
of  the  men  strayed  up  town.  A  man  of  Co.  F,  (a  boy  about  IS.years 
old,)  was  induced  by  a  citizen  to  go  to  his  smokehouse  to  get  some 
meat.  As  they  entered  the  wife  who  was  near,  closed  and  fastened 
the  door  on  the  outside,  and  the  citizen  snatched  the  soldier's  bayonet 
from  its  scabbard,  and  threatened  him  with  instant  death  if  he  made 
a  noise.  A  scuffle  for  life  ensued,  and  the  result  might  have  been 
doubtful,  had  not  a  passing  comrade  heard  the  noise,  and  bursting 
open  the  door,  secured  the  citizen;  but  not  until  he  had  inflicted 
several  serious  wounds  upon  the  soldier  with  the  bayonet. 

The  fate  of  that  citizen  will  probably  forever  remain  a  mystery 
to  the  public. 

Jackson  County,  where  this  occurred,  is  a  rough  region  and  con 
sequently  inhabited  by  "  poor  whites,"  such  as  already  described  as 
living  in  the  mountain  region  of  Kentucky,  except  that  the  Ala- 
bamians  were  more  full  of  prejudice  against  Yankees,  and  were  more 
cruel  and  blood-thirsty  than  Kentuckians. 

For  some  time  a  train  bearing  soldiers  was    not  allowed  to  pass 


46  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

over  the  road  without  being  fired  upon  by  citizens  in  hiding.  On 
the  25th  of  April,  the  21st  was  suddenly  dispatched  to  Stevenson  to 
support  a  detachment  near  there,  that  was  threatened  by  the  enemy. 
On  the  way  the  regiment  was  fired  on  by  two  bushwackers.  Strange 
to  say  no  one  was  hit  though  the  tops  of  the  cars  were  covered  with 
men.  Returning  the  29th,  we  were  again  fired  on.  General  Mitchell 
by  proclamation  warned  them  against  bushwacking,  telling  them  if 
they  wished  to  fight  against  the  government  of  the  United  States? 
they  must  go  into  the  army,  and  carry  on  a  legitimate  warfare. 
Later,  Captain  Gates  with  a  detachment  of  Michigan  Engineers  and 
Mechanics,  going  over  the  same  road,  was  fired  on,  and  a  man 
wounded.  The  train  stopped  at  the  station  near  by,  and  the  Captain 
by  inquiry  became  satisfied  where  the  men  lived  who  had  committed 
the  deed,  and  going  to  the  house  inquired  for  them.  The  women 
represented  that  they  were  away  on  some  business,  but  that  they 
were  peaceful  loyal  citizens. 

Captain  Gates  suggested  it  was  better  for  such  men  to  remain  at 
home  ;  that  their  presence  at  home  would  be  proof  of  their  innocence 
in  case  any  depredations  were  committed. 

While  he  was  talking  with  the  women,  a  Sergeant  went  up  stairs, 
and  piling  window  curtains  and  other  combustibles  on  a  bed,  set 
them  on  fire,  and  came  down,  closing  the  door.  Soon  the  smell  of 
fire  alarmed  the  women,  but  the  Captain  strove  hard  to  quiet  their 
fears,  until  it  could  no  longer  bo  concealed,  when  he  quietly  remark 
ed,  "I  guess  the  house  is  on  fire,"  and  walked  away.  But  the  depre 
dations  did  not  cease  until  one  village  was  burned,  and  the  inhabit 
ants  assured  if  any  more  trains  were  fired  on,  the  whole  country 
would  be  laid  waste. 

On  the  23d  of  April,  the  prisoners  were  sent  north,  in  charge  of 
Captain  Caton  and  his  Co.  H.  Most  of  them  were  from  Mississippi 
arid  Louisiana,  and  were  physically  much  superior  to  the  poor 
whites  we  had  been  accustomed  to  meeting. 

About  fifty  of  thjem  wanted  to  take  the  oath  of  allegiance,  and  be 
permitted  to  go  home,  but  General  Mitchell  refused  to  let  any  go 
home,  that  lived  outside  of  territory  not  in  our  possession.  Several 
from  Kentucky  and  Tennessee  were  permitted  to  return  home. 
Occasionally  one  would  make  an  effort  to  appear  cheerful,  but  as  a 
rule  they  were  sober,  and  quite  crestfallen. 

Taught  as  they  had  been  that  the  Yankees  were  a  horde  of  bar 
barians,  incapable  of  feelings  of  clemency  or  rnercy,  and  delighting 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  47 

in  cruel  and  criminal  practices,  no  wonder  they  looked  forward  with 
gloomy  forebodings. 

The  place  and  length  of  their  confinement,  the  treatment  to 
which  they  would  be  subjected,  even  if  their  lives  were  spared,  were 
mysteries  to  them,  which  shrouded  their  spirits  in  gloom  and 
sadness. 

Many  and  anxious  inquiries  were  made  as  to  their  probable 
destination,  and  they  were  visibly  affected  when  told,  probably  to 
the  far  north. 

Many  expressed  gratitude  for  the  kind  treatment  they  had  re 
ceived  since  their  capture,  and  hoped  the  war  would  soon  close  and 
we  meet  as  friends,  in  a  peaceful  country.  We  encouraged  them 
what  we  could,  by  assuring  them  they  would  be  kindly  treated. 

At  Huntsville  we  saw  exhibited  more  hatred  and  spite  than  we 
had  before  anywhere  seen.  It  was  not  uncommon  that  women  on 
the  approach  of  a  soldier,  turned  scornfully  away,  as  if  the  air  had 
been  suddenly  tainted  with  an  odor  that  was  unbearable.  One 
woman  spit  upon  a  soldier,  and  he  hit  her  a  back-handed  slap  that 
made  her  squall.  The  writer  was  going  up  town  one  day  and  he 
heard  a  soldier  say,  "Call  me  that  again,  and  I'll  kill  you  by  G — d." 

"  What  did  he  call  you"  said  I  ?  (The  soldier  had  not  seen  me 
before  I  spoke  to  him.)  "I  know  you're  an  officer,  but  if  he  calls  me 
that  again  I'll  shoot  him  by  G — d"  said  he. 

What  did  he  call  you?     ''He  called  me  an  Abolitionist.     I  never 

was  an  Abolitionist,  and  I'll  be  d d  if  I'll  be  called  one."     "Well 

I  guess  you  can  take  care  of  yourself,"  said  I.  "We  did'nt  come 
here  to  be  insulted;  keep  cool."  I  did'nt  think  that  citizen  would 
ever  venture  to  call  another  soldier  an  abolitionist,  or  any  other 
epithet  calculated  to  insult  him.  On  Friday,  the  2d  of  May,  Captain 
E wing  of  Company  D,  arrived  in  camp,  with  two  hundred  men,  all 
paroled  prisoners. 

The  Captain  had  been  home  on  leave,  and  he  and  those  with 
him  were  coming  to  join  their  regiment,  (about  twenty-five  of  whom 
belonged  to  the  21st  Ohio,)  when  they  were  captured  by  John 
Morgan,  paroled,  and  permitted  to  join  their  regiments,  and  remain 
until  exchanged.  Others  of  the  21st  Ohio  were  captured  about  this 
time,  among  them  Sergeant  Mahony,  who  was  returning  from  re 
cruiting  service,  who  were  paroled  on  the  field,  but  compelled  to 
turn  back. 

Captain  Caton,  who  it  will  be  remembered   went  north  with 


48  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

prisoners,  turned  them  over  at  Columbia,  and  was  returning  in 
advance  of  his  company. 

At  a  bridge  from  which  a  squad  of  the  18th  Ohio  had  been 
driven,  the  train  on  which  he  was,  was  wrecked,  and  he  taken 
prisoner.  He  was  reported  killed  ;  but  after  a  long  captivity  he  re 
turned,  greatly  to  the  joy  of  all  the  regiment,  by  whom  he  was 
highly  esteemed. 

Captain  Alban  is  entitled  to  the  honor  of  being  the  first  officer  of 
the  regiment  to  set  a  slave  at  liberty.  On  the  3d  of  May,  when 
Officer  of  the  Day,  a  colored  woman  came  to  him  in  great  distress, 
saying  her  husband  who  belonged  to  ex-secretary  Walker,  was  in 
jail,  being  kept  to  be  sold  south. 

The  Captain  went  to  the  jail  and  ordered  the  man  set  at  liberty, 
and  when  he  assured  the  woman  her  husband  would  not  be  taken 
away  with  us,  her  joy  knew  no  bounds.  This  day  the  33d  Ohio 
returning  from  Stevenson,  was  fired  on  and  two  men  wounded. 

About  this  time,  it  was  said  a  petition  signed  by  nine  hundred 
of  the  citizens  of  Huntsville,  was  presented  to  General  Mitchell,  ask 
ing  him  to  assign  the  regiment  to  provost  duty  in  the  town.  If  this 
was  in  consequence  of  the  gentlemanly  conduct  of  the  men  of  the 
regiment,  it  was  a  deserved  compliment ;  but  if  it  was  the  result  of 
the  attitude  of  its  commanding  officer  toward  citizens,  it  should  have 
been  very  humiliating;  for  the  regiment,  though  not  always  subjected 
to  the  most  rigid  discipline,  had  ever  been  prompt  and  uncomplain 
ing  in  discharge  of  duty,  and  had  always  expressed  regret  that  they 
could  not  take. part  in  all  the  conflicts  going  on.  During  the  stay  at 
Huntsville,  the  regiment  had  been  very  steadily  employed.  The 
writer  reported  to  Colonel  Sill  shortly  after  arriving  there,  for 
"Orders  for  the  Officers  of  the  Day." 

"See  that  there  is  battalion  drill  two  hours  in  the  forenoon,  and 
two  in  the  afternoon,"  said  he. 

"Colonel,  please  allow  me  to  state  the  circumstances  of  the  regi 
ment,"  said  I.  "Fully  one  half  of  the  regiment  is  out  of  camp  on 
duty  each  day.  These  are  relieved  and  return  about  nine  o'clock 
each  morning.  One  hour  for  breakfast,  two  hours  for  drill  before 
noon,  dinner,  and  two  hours  drill  afternoon,  gives  but  little  time  to 
rest."  Colonel  Sill  replied  : 

"I  am  glad  you  mention  it,  for  I  did  not  think  of  it.  Let  the 
men  rest  in  the  forenoon,  but  have  drill  in  the  afternoon."  This  with 


OHTO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  49 

fatigue   details,  policing  camp,  etc.,  kept  the  regiment  closely  em 
ployed. 

On  Friday  evening,  May  9th,  about  sunset,  we  were  ordered  to 
prepare  two  days'  rations  and  be  ready  to  march  at  ten  o'clock. 
Taking  a  train,  we  arrived  in  Athens  about  sunrise  next  morning. 
On  a  hand  car  on  a  switch,  were  five  dead  men  of  the  37th  Indiana. 
A  Lieutenant  of  that  regiment  stated,  that  he  was  stationed  at  a 
bridge  with  fourteen  men.  He  was  attacked  and  fought  until  he 
lost  seven  men,  and  then  retreated.  The  dead  were  obtained  under 
a  flag  of  truce.  About  this  time  a  company  of  the  37th  Indiana  were 
captured.  That  (Saturday)  night  companies  G,  I  and  K  of  the  21st 
were  on  grand  guard,  but  were  not  attacked. 

On  our  arrival  at  Athens  two  citizens  came  to  the  writer,  and 
asked  to  be  introduced  to  the  Colone*!  of  the  regiment.  They  com 
plimented  the  officers  and  men  of  the  21st  Ohio  in  high  terms,  upon 
the  reputation  which  had  proceeded  them  from  Huntsville,  and 
pointing  out  their  residences,  assured  us  their  houses  were  open  to 
the  officers  during  the  stay  of  the  regiment  in  Athens. 

The  next  day,  Sunday,  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  return,  and 
reached  Iluntsville  at  5  o'clock  p.  m. 

May  14th,  General  Mitchell  captured  237  prisoners  without 
firing  a  gun,  (who  he  learned  had  planned  to  capture  a  provision 
train,)  by  surrounding  them  while  they  were  lying  in  ambush.  On 
the  18th  of  May  two  thousand  men,  among  whom  were  two  companies 
and  six  men  from  each  of  the  other  companies  of  the  21st,  having 
procured  horses,  started  north  to  intercept  a  body  of  cavalry,  who 
had  been  busy  interrupting  our  communications.  They  were  unable 
to  compel  them  to  fight,  but  succeeded  in  dispersing  them,  and 
returned.  On  our  return  from  Athens  the  regiment  was  assigned  to 
provost  duty,  which  with  details  for  various  other  purposes,  kept  the 
men  busy.  The  discipline  acquired  at  Bacon  Creek  had  been  well 
kept  up  ;  there  was  only  one  complaint,  that  when  there  was  any 
fighting  to  be  done,  it  had  been  the  fortune  of  the  regiment  to  be 
somewhere  else.  The  men  had  been  ceaselessly  active,  and  always 
proud  in  the  discharge  of  their  soldierly  duties,  and  the  reckless, 
lawless  element  had  been  kept  well  in  subjection.  And  too,  the 
discipline  thus  far  sustained  had  not  been  irksome;  the  straight 
jacket  they  were  wearing  had  been  gradually  put  on,  and  so  gradually 
that  its  constraint  was  scarcely  noticed;  and  they  were  wearing  it 
with  ease  and  comfort,  seeing  that  it  the  better  fitted  them  for  the 


50  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

duties  they  entered  upon  when  they  enlisted  to  defend  and  save  their 
country  from  dissolution. 

I  am  led  to  the  above  reflections,  because  the  regiment  was 
about  to  retrogade  from  the  high  esteem  in  which  it  had  been  held, 
both  by  itself,  and  others,  with  whom  it  had  come  in  contact. 

The  28th  of  May  found  the  regiment  again  in  Athens,  where  it 
relieved  the  18th  Ohio  to  allow  that  regiment  to  join  in  an  expedi 
tion  to  threaten  Chattanooga,  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  enemy 
from  General  Morgan,  who  was  operating  against  Cumberland  Gap. 
Our  duty  was  to  protect  the  railroad  from  Elk  River  to  Decatur, 
with  regimental  headquarters  at  Athens.  Company  I  was  stationed 
at  Elk  River,  Co.  K  at  Decatur  Junction,  and  Co.  E  four  miles  up  the 
road  from  the  Junction. 

Colonel  Norton  was  nominally  in  command,  but  as  at  Huntsville 
he  had  seldom  been  in  camp,  so  at  Athens  he  delegated  his  duties  to 
subordinates,  and  took  up  his  abode  with  a  citizen,  from  whose 
mansion  he  rode  out  almost  daily. 

The  regiment  had  not  been  here  long,  before  it  was  openly 
asserted  by  citizens,  that  it  "would  not  be  attacked  while  it  remained 
in  Athens." 

Believed  by  this  assurance  of  any  apprehension  of  danger,  its 
duties  were  only  nominal.  All  necessity  for  vigilance  and  discipline 
ceased.  If  men  went  on  picket,  there  was  no  cause  for  watchfulness; 
it  was  only  necessary  to  spend  the  time  pleasantly  and  return  to 
camp.  Men  on  duty  in  the  town  only  sought  a  good  time,  chatting 
and  otherwise  enjoying  themselves  as  best  they  could.  Guards  sent 
out  to  protect  property  were  called  in  to  meals,  and  found  in  every 
way  a  soft  place.  Officers  and  citizens  met  on  friendly  terms,  chatt 
ed,  drank  together  and  were  merry.  Though  this  was  to  some  a 
pleasant  condition  of  affairs,  many,  perhaps  I  should  say  a  majority 
of  the  regiment  were  sorely  vexed  by  it.  They  could  see  no  honor 
in  the  promised  safety. 

They  could  see  no  benefit  to  the  service  in  an  immunity  from 
danger,  purchased  by  being  subject  to  the  behests  of  disloyal  citizens, 
and  many  of  them  cursed  the  day  they  joined  the  regiment. 

Citizens  passed  in  and  out  of  our  lines  at  will.  Several  times 
the  Commandant  at  Decatur  Junction  received  written  orders  from 
Colonel  Norton  to  "pass  Mr.  -  -  through  his  lines,  and  assist  him 
to  cross  the  Tennessee  River."  This  gentleman  always  carried  a 
well-filled  satchel,  which  we  have  every  reason  to  believe  contained 
mail  for  the  southern  army.  There  was  little  necessity  for  discipline 
and  little  effort  was  made  to  encourage  it. 

The  popularity  of  its  officers  had  secured  safety  to  the  regiment, 
and  it  could  rest  in  ease,  peace  and  safety. 


CHAPTER  XI. 


THE    SLAVERY    QUESTION-COLONEL    NORTON     AT    THE    FISHBAKE-HIS 
RETIREMENT  FROM  THE  REGIMENT-HIS  TROUBLE  WITH  GENERAL 
MITCHELL-PLANTERS  AFTER    THEIR    SLAVES-CAPTAIN     Me 
MAHAN'S    ARREST-THE    BLACK    CALABOOSE- CAPTAIN 
CANFIELD'S    REFUSAL    TO    SURRENDER    SLAVES- 
FORTUNATE      ENDING      OF      THE      WHOLE 
TROUBLE— THE  ROOT  OF  THE  EVIL   AS 
DISCUSSED    BY    COLONEL 
MCMAHAN. 


A  history  of  the  regiment  would  be  incomplete  without  a  dis 
cussion  of  the  slavery  question,  and  it  calls  for  a  fair  consideration, 
for  it  was  at  the  bottom  of  some  of  the  most  serious  troubles  that 
ever  arose  in  the  regiment. 

But  while  striving  to  impartially  record  the  facts  as  they 
occured,  I  find  my  mind  searching  for  some  way  to  avoid  the  diffi 
culties  in  which  I  was  personally  concerned,  and  as  the  subject  so 
far  as  our  regiment  was  concerned  was  surrounded  with  blind  preju 
dices,  and  partisan  animosities,  from  which  I  was  not  free,  some  of 
the  bias  may  still  remain.  I  may  digress  still  further  and  say,  that 
there  were  very  few  questions  that  moved  the  regiment  at  any  time, 
in  which  I  was  not  concerned. 

When  the  regiment  was  mustered  into  the  service  in  1861,  it 
was  made  up  of  about  equal  numbers  of  two  great  political  parties, 
Democrats  and  Republicans. 

With  regard  to  the  principles  of  these  parties,  it  is  sufficient  to 
say  here,  that  the  Democratic  party  held  that  each  state  was  sover 
eign,  and  that  property  in  negro  slaves  was  entitled  to  recognition 
and  protection,  the  same  as  other  chatties ;  while  the  Republicans 
held,  that  the  general  government  was  supreme,  and  negro  slavery 
was  a  crime,  and  the  civil  war  was  the  result  of  this  difference.  It 
would  serve  no  purpose  to  discuss  tho  difference  between  what  may  be 


52  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

called  conservative  Kepublicans  and  Abolitionists.  There  was  no 
real  difference.  When  they  moved,  their  tracks  all  pointed  in  the 
same  direction.  The  Douglas  wing  of  the  Democratic  party,  to 
which  I  adheared,  was  opposed  to  a  dissolution  of  the  Union,  and 
further  than  that,  each  man  had  principles  of  his  own.  But  when 
Fort  Sumpter  was  fired  upon  by  the  Democrats  of  the  south,  and  the 
integrity  of  the  Union  threatened,  the  patriots  of  the  north  arose  to 
protect  the  whole  nation,  and  the  slavery  question  so  far  as  our 
regiment  was  concerned,  had  no  consideration  whatever  at  that  time. 

But  it  only  slept,  and  in  the  meantime,  the  Union  army  was 
often  defeated  ;  but  when  it  awoke  it  was  a  monster,  crying  "Peace  ! 
Peace!  The  war  for  the  Union  is  a  failure!"  The  audacious  mili 
tary  methods  of  General  Ormsby  McKnight  Mitchell,  under  whom 
the  regiment  was  serving,  surprised  and  captured  the  city  of  Hurits- 
ville  in  northern  Alabama,  at  daylight,  on  the  llth  day  of  April, 
1862.  This  is  the  most  lovely  country  in  the  world  ;  the  land  of  the 
magnolia,  and  the  home  of  the  mocking  bird;  but  it  was  in  the  heart 
of  the  slave  power,  and  here  we  saw  the  perfection  of  systematic 
slavery.  The  planters  were  among  the  most  exclusively  aristocratic 
people  of  the  south,  and  their  southern  welcome  and  gracious  hospi 
tality  for  people  whom  they  saw  fit  to  receive,  could  not  be 
surpassed. 

We  were  not  long  in  Huritsville  until  some  of  the  planters  came 
into  the  camp  of  the  regiment  to  recover  fugitive  slaves,  who  were 
often  secreted  in  the  tents  of  northern  Democrats.  There  were  very 
few  men  in  the  regiment  who  would  deceive  the  slaves.  They  were 
always  told  that  we  could  not  take  care  of  them,  and  that  the  land  of 
freedom  was  directly  under  the  north  star.  Colonel  Jesse  S.  Norton, 
who  was  in  command  at  that  time,  would  allow  no  interference  by 
the  men,  and  the  slaves  were  retaken  without  trouble,  to  the  great 
disgust  of  the  Yankees,  as  well  as  the  agreeable  surprise  of  the 
planters,  and  the  slaves.  They  were  only  chatties  then. 

This  state  of  affairs  and  the  prominence  of  Colonel  Norton  soon 
introduced  him  into  southern  society,  and  directly  thereafter  a  party 
was  made  up,  and  a  fish-bake  arranged  at  a  resort  south  of  Hunts- 
ville,  beyond  the  Union  picket  line,  to  which  he  was  invited ;  and  he 
went.  That  same  day  General  Mitchell  collected  a  mounted  escort, 
and  led  a  reconnoissance  on  his  own  account,  and  for  the  second 
time  the  local  statesmen  of  Huritsville,  who  were  all  rebels,  as  well 
as  Colonel  Norton,  were  not  only  surprised,  but  dismayed,  to  see  the 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  53 

General  and  his  hobbling  dragoons  tumble  in  upon  them,  in  the 
midst  of  their  hilarity.  The  fish-bake  was  broken  up,  and  Colonel 
Norton  was  reprimanded  in  severe  terms  in  the  presence  of  the 
party,  for  being  absent  from  his  command,  and  outside  of  the  army 
lines  without  permission,  and  ordered  to  return  to  his  quarters  under 
arrest. 

This  humiliation  was  the  sole  cause  of  that  bitter  personal  war 
fare,  which  Colonel  Norton  afterwards  waged  against  General 
Mitchell,  and  which  ended  in  his  own  downfall,  and  the  removal  of 
General  Mitchell  to  another  department.  Colonel  Norton  was 
relieved  from  arrest,  after  being  confined  to  his  quarters  for  two 
days,  but  he  never  took  any  interest  in  his  regiment  afterwards.  He 
bent  his  attention  to  forming  the  acquaintance  of  the  planters,  and 
prominent  men  of  the  country,  and  laying  plans  for  revenge  on 
General  Mitchell,  which  turned  out  to  be  a  pit  for  himself. 

After  the  regiment  occupied  Athens  on  the  28th  of  May  and 
went  into  camp  south  of  the  town,  he  took  up  his  quarters  at  the 
residence  of  a  planter  some  distance  north  of  town,  and  remained 
there  until  relieved  from  duty  on  the  4th  of  July,  and  although  he 
did  not  resign  until  the  20th  day  of  December  following,  his  military 
career  was  practically  ended.  The  reasons  for  his  release  from  duty 
are  given  in  a  letter  of  General  J.  D.  Cox  further  on,*  and  here  is 
opened  a  new  field  for  explanation,  but  not  now.  Thus  while  Colonel 
Norton  had  no  clear  convictions  on  the  slavery  question,  his  affilia 
tion  with  pro-slavery  men,  who  were  also  enemies  of  his  government, 
worked  his  ruin,  and  deprived  the  regiment  of  its  commander  and 
original  organizer. 

While  at  Athens  the  black  calaboose  of  the  south  nearly  termin 
ated  the  usefulness  of  our  regiment.  Slaves  came  to  us  bringing 
information  of  the  enemy  far  south  of  our  lines,  and  expecting  pro 
tection  and  freedom,  to  be  greatly  disappointed. 

Individual  members  of  the  regiment  often  secreted  them  or 
steered  them  on  to  the  north,  but  they  were  usually  surrendered  to 
their  masters,  who  came  boldly  after  them. 

In  one  case  at  least,  a  slave  was  not  allowed  to  enter  our  lines, 
but  was  detained  at  the  outpost,  and  surrendered  to  his  master  for 
ten  dollars  ;  and  it  was  a  republican  who  took  the  money.  This  was 

*  The  letter  here  referred  to  was  in  regard  to  Colonel  Norton's  exchange.  A  rebel 
Colonel  was  captured  about  the  time  Colonel  Norton  was  in  West  Virginia,  and  both 
paroled.  It  was  understood  that  Colonel  Norton  was  to  be  exchanged  for  this  rebel 
Colonel,  but  another  Federal  Colonel  was  declared  exchanged  instead,  and  it  was 
charged  that  Colonel  Norton  was  serving  in  violation  of  his  parole. 


54  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 

reported  at  regimental  headquarters,  but  nothing  was  done  about  it. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Neibling  was  a  pronounced  pro-slavery  man,  and 
did  not  hesitate  to  voluntarily  detain  slaves  in  the  county  jail  until 
their  masters  came  for  them. 

Slaves  were  often  surrendered,  to  bo  taken  south  beyond  the 
lines  of  our  army,  in  violation  of  orders  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

The  fore  part  of  August,  Captain  Canfield  and  Lieutenants 
Wicker  and  Patterson,  each  employed  a  colored  servant.  About  the 
middle  of  the  month  Lieutenant  Colonel  Neibling  went  to  Co.  K's 
quarters,  and  thus  ordered  Lieutenant  Wickers  servant :  "Van  ! 
come  out  of  there  and  go  with  your  master,"  whereupon  the  Lieu 
tenant  Colonel  and  Lieutenant  Patterson  had  some  harsh  words 
passed  between  them.* 

This,  and  what  was  termed  rebel  influence  had  now  provoked 
much  indignation,  and  the  men  of  Company  K  declared  if  another 
man  came  into  camp  hunting  slaves,  they  would  throw  him  into  a 
slop  hole. 

On  the  23d  a  planter  came  near  camp,  and  meeting  Captain 
Canfield,  said  he  heard  his  servant  was  in  his  (Canfield's)  camp,  and 
asked  the  captain  if  he  had  any  objection  to  his  going  to  see.  "Oh 
no,"  said  the  captain,  "not  in  the  least;"  but  seeing  several  groups  of 
men  casting  significent  glances  toward  the  stranger,  he  added,  "You 
will  not  consider  me  responsible  for  anything  that  happens." 

Hearing  this  the  stranger  turned  back.  Shortly  after  the 
Lieutenant  Colonel's  orderly  came  with  an  order  dated  and  directed 
to  Captain  Canfield,  saying: 

I  HEADQUARTERS  21sx,  0.  V.  I. 
1  Athens,  Ala.,  Aug.  23d,  1862. 

Negro  boy  Patan  your  company  is  the  property  of  -  — .  You  will 
deliver  him  outside  camp  lines  to  his  master.  Signed, 

J.  M.  NEIBLING. 
Lieut.  Col  Comdg.  Regt. 

Captain  Canfield  wrote  in  answer,  acknowledging  the  receipt  of 
the  order,  and  added,  "I  respectfully  decline  to  obey  it,"  signed  it 
officially,  as  Captain  Commanding  Company,  and  kept  a  copy  of  the 
correspondence.  Nothing  farther  was  said  or  done  about  this, 
however. 

Matters  were  in  this  condition,  when  for  the  first  time  in  two 
months  I  was  detailed  as  officer  of  the  day,  a  duty  I  should  often 

-For  this  Lieutenant  Patterson  tendered  his  resignation,  alleging  he  did  not  want 
to  "serve  under  a  Colonel  who  returned  slaves  to  their  masters"  but  nothing  was  ever 
heard  of  it. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  55 

have  performed  before,  I  received  my  order  in  the  evening,  and  that 
night  I  made  up  my  mind  that  when  I  went  on  duty  the  next  morn 
ing,  I  would  break  up  the  slave  trade  in  the  regiment  for  twenty- 
four  hours  at  least;  and  my  success  surprised  me.      The  county  jail 
was  full  of  prisoners,   chiefly  fugitive  slaves,  who  were   not  turned 
over  to  me,  but  one  of  my  sentinels  was  posted  there,  and  I  assumed 
whatever  authority  I  lacked  to  investigate  the  reason  of  their  deten 
tion.     I  knew  very  well  there  were   no  charges  against  the  black 
men.     After  my  guard  was  fully  posted  and  every  duty  performed,  I 
took   a   non-commissioned   officer   and   file   of  men   for   escort,  and 
reported  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  jSTeibling  for  any  orders  he  might  be 
pleased  to  give  me.      I  found  him  sitting  in  the  shade  of  a  public 
house  near  the  depot,  surrounded  by  a  number  of  gentlemen  of  the 
town.      After  informing  me  that  there  were  no  new  orders  for  rue,  1 
was  turning  away  to  leave  him,  when  he  called  out  to  me,  "Where 
are  you  going  with  that  guard?"  to  which  I  answered,  "I  am  going 
down  to  release  the  prisoners  in  the  jail,  against  whom  there  are  no 
charges."      He  answered,  "Sir,   I  order  you  not  to  do  it."      I  then 
said  with  deference  of  manner,  "Colonel,  will  you  be  so  good  as  to 
have  charges  preferred  against  them."      He  replied  in  a  towering 
rage,  it  was  none  of  my  damned  business,  and  that  I  should  go  to 
my  quarters  in   arrest.     Of  course  I  obeyed  the  order  of  arrest,  and 
quite    crestfallen,    went    to    my   tent,    followed   by   the    boisterous 
laughter   and  jeers   of  Colonel   Neibling's    companions,    who    were 
sitting  about  him  and  heard  all  that  was  said. 

I  had  up  to  this  time  been  considered  a  severe  disciplinarian, 
and  had  incurred  the  displeasure  of  many  officers  and  men  of  the 
regiment  on  that  account,  and  their  judgment  at  first  was,  that  I 
was  served  just  right.  But  before  sundown  that  day,  all  the  slaves 
were  relieved  by  Colonel  Niebling  himself,  and  the  regiment  was  in 
rebellion  against  its  commanding  officer,  and  my  arrest  was  made 
the  pretext  for  the  mutiny. 

That  night  a  meeting  of  officers  was  held  in  the  court  house, 
and  an  address  prepared,  wherein  they  told  Colonel  Niebling  of  his 
sins,  which  was  presented  to  him  next  day.  A  committee  of  which 
Captain  Silas  S.  Canfield  was  chairman,  was  appointed  to  prefer 
charges  against  him,  and  eight  counts  were  agreed  upon,  provided 
he  did  not  resign  his  commission  at  once. 

Yet  the  outcome  of  it  all  was,  that  the  slave  trade  was  abolished 
effectually,  and  while  there  was  no  doubt  that  grave  charges  could 


56  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

have  been  sustained  against  Colonel  Niebling,  none  were  ever  pre 
ferred.*  It  was  understood  that  General  Buell,  who  commanded  the 
army  at  that  time,  approved  of  his  course  in  surrendering  fugitive 
slaves,  and  nothing  could  have  saved  the  officers  concerned  in  that 
address,  but  he  never  referred  it.  I  was  released  from  arrest  without 
any  explanation  whatever,  and  returned  to  the  command  of  my 
company. 

This  fortunate  conclusion  of  a  very  ugly  affair,  was  the  result  of 
marching  orders  which  left  no  time  to  plot  mischief.  However,  I  was 
foolish  enough  before  my  anger  cooled,  to  write  a  communication  to  the 
commanding  General,  and  forward  it  through  regimental  Head 
quarters,  asking  satisfaction  for  my  arrest,  and  some  time  afterwards 
at  the  Adjutant's  office,  he  showed  me  my  communication,  which 
had  been  suppressed,  and  I  was  glad  it  had,  as  an  investigation 
which  would  have  been  satisfactory  to  myself,  would  have  dug  up 
the  whole  trouble  and  resulted  in  the  loss  to  the  service  of  some  of 
the  best  officers  in  the  regiment. 

On  the  night  of  the  28th  of  August,  while  the  Quartermaster's 
trains  were  pulling  out  for  Nashville,  and  the  regiment  was  packing 
up,  fire  broke  out  at  "  rebel  headquarters,"  and  in  a  few  moments 
fire  broke  out  at  several  points,  and  the  north  part  of  the  town  was 
immediatly  in  flames.  The  next  day  the  bushwackers  were  upon  us, 
and  our  immunity  from  rebel  attack  was  ended  ;  but  we  saved  our 
trains,  and  arrived  at  Nashville  on  the  2d  of  September,  to  commence 
under  the  vigorous  leadership  of  General  James  S.  Negley,  a  period 
of  unsurpassed  activity,  that  ended  with  the  battle  of  Stone's  River  in 
victory  for  freedom  and  the  Union. 

There  is  a  condition  of  depression  and  enervation,  which  come 
upon  men  after  a  great  battle,  that  took  possession  of  our  regiment 
when  it  went  into  camp  after  Stone's  Eiver.  The  scenes  of  death 
and  desolation  which  had  been  witnessed,  together  with  hardships 
and  privations  of  the  campaign,  crowded  hard  upon  patriotism,  with 
the  lax  discipline  that  prevailed.  The  slavery  question  was  now 
made  the  pretext  for  fault  finding,  and  the  whole  grief  of  both 
officers  and  men,  was  piled  upon  it,  and  they  were  encouraged  to  do 
so,  by  the  peace  party  at  home. 

Colonel  Niebling  had  regained  all  the  prestige  he  had  lost  at 
Athens,  and  was  more  popular  with  his  men  than  ever  before,  and 

*I  tried  repeatedly  to  get  the  committee  together  to  formulate  the  charges  but 
failed  to  get  them  to  act.  They  gave  no  reason  for  declining  — S.  S.  Can  field. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  57 

this  condition  of  affairs  continued  until  marching  orders  came, 
which  put  the  army  in  motion  for  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  which 
settled  the  slavery  question.  It  was  never  heard  of  in  the  regiment 
afterward.  The  result  of  that  battle  provoked  a  spirit  of  determina 
tion  in  our  men,  that  never  could  yield  until  the  South  was  over 
thrown.  After  the  battle,  Lieutenant  James  Porter  of  Company  G, 
who  was  a  thorough  Democrat,  and  whose  men  were  nearly  all 
democrats,  was  the  first  officer  in  the  regiment  to  muster  a  negro 
into  the  service  upon  his  company  rolls,  and  give  the  slave  the 
protection  of  the  government. 

And  so  it  was,  that  "out  of  the  eater  came  forth  meat ;  and  out 
of  the  strong  came  forth  sweetness."  Arid  thereafter  we  uplowed 
with  the  confederate  heifer." 


CHAPTER  XII. 


TRIBUTE  TO  GENERAL    MITCHELL.— MORE  OF  THE  SLAVERY    QUESTION. 
THE  19TH  ILLINOIS    DEPARTURE    FRON  ALABAM  A.-BUBNT 
BRIDGES.-A    FRIGHTENED    ENGINEER- 
SAFE  ARRIVAL  IN  NASHVILLE. 


General  Mitchell  having  been  ordered  to  report  to  Washington, 
left  us  on  the  2d  of  July.  I  am  safe  in  saying  the  officers  and 
enlisted  men  of  the  regiment  who  were  in  favor  of  the  vigorous  pro 
secution  of  the  war,  regretted  his  departure.  By  his  kind  manner, 
by  his  untiring  zeal,  by  his  energy,  activity  and  perseverance,  lay  his 
watchfulness,  his  impetuatity,  his  firmness,  and  I  may  add  his  method 
of  discipline,  he  had  endeared  himself  to  every  lover  of  his  country; 
every  true  patriot  under  him.  The  seductive  arts  of  southern  hospi 
tality  had  no  charm  for  him. 

It  is  related  that  in  passing  through,  his  train  stopped  at  Athens, 
and  several  planters  entered  his  car.  The  General  inquired  their 
business,  and  their  spokesman  began  to  tell  him  that  they  called  to 
pay  their  respects  and — He  suddenly  interrupted  him,  say 
ing,  if  that  was  all  he  should  have  to  ask  them  to  withdraw  at  once  : 
— he  had  no  time  for  such  business — his  entire  time  and  attention 
was  required  for  the  prosecution  of  the  war  for  the  suppression  of 
"this  unholy  rebellion." 

He  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born  in  1810  ;  graduated  at  West 
Point,  in  1829;  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  college  in  Cincinnati  in 
1834,  and  in  1859  was  called  to  Albany,  New  York,  and  given  charge 
of  the  Dudley  Observatory  at  that  place.  On  the  breaking  out  of 
the  war  he  tendered  his  services  to  the  Government,  and  was  com 
missioned  Brigadier  General,  and  assigned  to  duty  in  Cincinnati  for 
warding  troops  and  munitions  of  war.  Early  in  May,  1862,  he  was 
given  command  of  all  the  troops  between  Nashville  and  Huntsville. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  59 

By  the  rapidity  with  which  he  moved  his  troops  from  point  to 
point,  he  created  the  impression  that  the  force  under  him  was  much 
stronger  than  it  really  was.  When  about  to  depart,  he  said  to  the 
writer,  his  only  regret  at  leaving  the  department  was,  parting  with 
his  division,  and  said  when  he  was  established  in  another  depart 
ment,  he  intended  to  ask  to  have  his  old  division  sent  to  him.  On 
several  occasions  he  spoke  very  highly  of  the  21st  Ohio,  but  he  never 
attempted  to  conceal  his  condemnation  of  the  course  of  some  of  its 
officers. 

He  was  ambitious  to  excel,  but  his  ambition  was  solely  the  result 
of  his  desire  for  the  good  of  the  service — his  desire  to  maintain  the 
unity  and  integrity  of  the  nation.  No  true  soldier  could  but  admire 
him. 

What  the  result  would  have  been  had  he  lived,  none  can  tell ; 
but  if  his  success  in  handling  large  bodies  of  troops  had  been  pro 
portionately  equal  to  his  success  with  his  division,  his  reputation  as 
a  general  at  the  close  of  the  war  would  have  been  second  to  but  few. 
His  loss  was  a  national  calamity. 

The  regiment  was  now  about  to  leave  Athens  and  northern 
Alabama  was  to  be  evacuated.  We  had  kept  the  slaves  on  the 
plantations  during  the  summer,  they  had  raised  good  crops,  which 
were  now  about  to  be  given  up  to  feed  the  rebel  army. 

After  the  siege  of  Corinth  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  was 
turned  east,  toward  East  Tennessee,  which  the  authorities  at  Wash 
ington  had  been  anxious  from  the  commencement  of  the  war  should 
be  taken  possession  of,  and  the  latter  part  of  June  General  Buell 
established  his  headquarters  at  liuntsville  :— his  army  being  employ 
ed  repairing  the  Memphis  and  Charleston  railroad,  in  obedience  to 
the  order  of  General  Halleck.  Having  learned  that  Bragg  had 
gathered  a  large  army,  two  corps  of  which  were  at  Chattanooga,  and 
one  at  Knoxville,  General  Buell  began  concentrating  his  forces  so  as 
to  resist  any  advance  of  the  rebels  to  the  west  or  north.  During  the 
month  of  August  the  enemy's  cavalry  were  very  active  in  Tennessee 
and  Kentucky,  and  frequent  demonstrations  were  made  in  front  of 
the  army,  evidently  to  conceal  Bragg's  intentions. 

On  the  22d  of  August  General  Thomas,  who  was  atMcMinnville, 
reported  to  General  Buell,  who  had  established  his  headquarters  at 
Decherd,  that  he  had  reason  to  believe  that  Bragg  intended  to  invade 
Kentucky;  but  disbelieving  this,  he  continued  the  concentrating  of 
his  army  with  the  view  of  fighting  near  Winchester  or  Murfreesboro, 


60  HISTORY  TWENTY  FIRST  REGIMENT 

should  Bragg  assume  the  offensive,  or  if  he  remained  in  Chattanooga? 
the  army  would  be  conveniently  located  to  march  to  attack  him 
there. 

On  the  30th  of  August  General  Buell  thinking  from  Bragg's 
movements  he  intended  attacking  Nashville,  ordered  the  concentra 
tion  of  the  army  at  Murfreesboro,  where  it  arrived  on  the  15th  of 
September,  but  without  delay  proceeded  to  Nashville. 

General  Buell  was  not  convinced  of  Bragg's  intentions  until  his 
arrival  at  Murfreesboro  on  the  5th,  if  indeed,  he  was  fully  persuaded 
before  Bragg  was  engaged  destroying  the  railroad  between  Franklin 
and  Bowling  Green,  on  the  12th. 

For  three  days  the  regiment  had  kept  on  hand  one  day's  cooked 
rations,  and  been  ready  to  march  at  a  minute's  warning,  and  at  3 
o'clock  p.  m.  OQ  the  26th  of  August  moved  its  baggage  to  the  depot. 
About  sunset  the  27th,  at  the  sound  of  an  approaching  train,  we  fell 
in  and  marched  to  the  depot.  The  train  was  loaded  with  the  19th 
Illinois.  This  was  the  first  Federal  regiment  that  entered  Athens, 
and  it  was  reported  that  on  taking  possession  of  the  town,  Colonel 
Turchin,  commander  of  the  regiment,  said,  "Now  poys  I  shut  my 
eyes  for  two  hourSj  und  ton't  see  nottink."  Whether  encouraged  by 
such  a  remark  or  not,  they  sacked  the  town. 

The  train  stopped,  some  of  the  19th  boys  got  off,  took  the  land 
lord  out  of  his  hotel,  (rebel  headquarters,)  and  began  beating  him, 
shouting,  The  19th  Illinois  is  back  again!  Turchin  is  here!"  and 
swearing  they  would  kill  him. 

The  21st  interfered,  and  after  a  while  quiet  was  restored,  but 
not  until  after  a  barrel  of  whisky  had  been  rolled  out,  and  some  had 
imbibed  pretty  freely. 

The  train  moved  a  short  distance  out  of  town  where  it  remained 
until  morning.  As  it  went,  guns  were  fired,  greatly  terrifying  the 
inhabitants. 

The  fire  that  broke  out  has  already  been  described,  and  it  was 
only  by  hard  work,  that  any  of  the  business  part  of  town  was  saved. 
About  8  o'clock  the  buildings  on  the  fair  grounds  were  set  on  fire, 
but  no  one  ventured  near  them. 

It  was  now  said  the  rebels  were  coming  to  attack  us,  and  strong 
guards  were  stationed  on  several  roads  leading  to  town,  and  after 
one  o'clock  the  entire  regiment  was  under  arms. 

On  the  morning  of  the  28th,  Company  E  went  on  the  train  with 
the  19th  111.,  which  pulled  out  for  Nashville,  and  at  nine  o'clock  the 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  61 

rest  of  the  regiment  on  two  trains  followed.  These  trains  were 
partly  loaded  with  cotton  and  army  stores.  About  noon  news  was 
received  that  the  foremost  train  was  attacked,  and  the  second  train, 
lightened  by  throwing  out  several  car  loads  of  cotton,  hastened  to  its 
assistance. 

Six  miles  north  of  Pulaski,  Tennessee,  a  guard  had  been  driven 
off,  and  a  bridge  burned.  Three  miles  north  of  town,  another  bridge 
had  been  prepared  for  burning,  and  when  the  train  passed  over  it,  it 
was  set  on  lire.  The  train  thus  between  the  burnt  bridges,  was 
attacked,  but  the  rebels  were  driven  off;  Company  E  losing  one  man 
killed,  and  the  19th  111.  two  killed  and  several  wounded.  The  hind 
most  train  reached  Pulaski  at  two  o'clock. 

On  the  evening  of  the  29th  the  bridges  having  been  repaired, 
the  trains  moved  on,  lighted  by  fires  from  the  buildings  on  four 
plantations,  burnt  in  retaliation  for  the  part  the  owners  had  taken 
in  the  destruction  of  the  bridges,  and  the  attempt  to  capture  the 
train.  South  of  Columbia  is  a  heavy  grade,  about  three  miles  long. 
When  the  second  train  reached  this,  the  men  assisted  the  train  up. 
The  third  train,  whose  duty  it  was  to  pick  up  the  guards  along  the 
road,  reached  the  foot  of  this  grade,  and  after  cutting  wood  and 
pumping  water  for  the  tender,  attempted  to  run  up  about  ten 
o'clock.  After  three  unsuccessful  attempts,  two  car  loads  of  cotton 
were  thrown  out,  and  a  hundred  and  fifty  put  off,  which  enabled  the 
train  to  go  on. 

The  engineer  of  this  train  was  terribly  excited.  Again  and 
again  he  said,  "We'll  never  get  up  here  without  being  attacked. 
These  woods  are  full  of  guerrillas."  It  was  no  consolation  to  him. 
when  told  by  the  commandant  of  the  train,  "If  we  are  attacked  we 
must  fight.  We  came  here  for  that  purpose,  and  we  must  do  the 
best  we  can." 

Neither  men  nor  train  was  attacked,  but  the  latter  did  not  stop 
until  it  had  reached  a  place  of  safety,  where  the  men  arrived  about 
one  o'clock  a.  m.  of  the  30th.  The  train  arrived  at  Nashville  at 
3  p.  m.,  and  the  regiment  went  into  camp  south  of  the  town.  After 
a  few  days  it  moved  to  the  west  side  of  the  city,  where  it  secured  a 
fine  location  for  a  camp,  on  a  ridge  or  hill  owned  by  Levi  Moses.  It 
remained  here  until  the  12th  of  October,  when  it  moved  within  the 
line  of  defence  and  occupied  a  position  on  the  south-west  of  the  city. 

On  the  departure  of  General  Mitchell,  General  Rousseau  was 
assigned  to  the  command  of  his  division.  When  the  regiment  was 


62  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   KEGIMENT 

placed  under  command  of  General  Negley,  I  am  unable  to  say.  On 
the  7th  of  September  General  Thomas  with  three  divisions  was  desig 
nated  to  hold  Nashville,  but  on  the  15th  by  order  of  General  Buell, 
he  turned  the  command  of  the  troops  in  the  city  over  to  General 
Negley,  leaving  General  Paine's  division  to  assist  in  its  defence. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 


IN  GARRISON  AT  NASHVILLE— BATTLE    OF    LAVERGNE-AS    TOLD    BY    A 

REBEL    MAJOR— OTHER    FORAYS    AGAINST    THE    ENEMY— GENERAL 

ROSECRANS    ASSUMES    COMMAND-AUTHORIZED    TO    DISMISS 

OFFICERS  WITHOUT  TRIAL— COMMANDS  THE  REGIMENT. 

REBEL  EFFORTS  AGAINST    NASHVILLE— MOVE    TO 

CAMP    HAMILTON-ROBIN     ROOST      IN      THE 

SOUTH-LAST  VISIT  OF  COLONEL  NORTON. 


At  Nashville  the  regiment  again  entered  upon  a  season  of  active 
duty.  A  continuous  line  of  pickets  was  established  around  the  city, 
and  furnishing  details  for  this,  and  foraging,  and  forays  against  the 
enemy,  kept  it  well  employed.  The  latter  part  of  September  the 
rebels  were  very  aggressive,  and  several  attacks  were  made  on  the 
pickets,  and  alarms  were  frequent,  requiring  the  greatest  vigilance. 
The  proximity  of  the  rebels  limited  our  foraging  area  to  the  country 
north  and  west  of  the  city,  and  a  strong  escort  was  necessary  to 
secure  safety  to  the  trains.  On  Sunday  morning,  September  28th, 
a  picket  post  of  five  men  commanded  by  Lieutenant  Patterson  was 
attacked  by  ten  mounted  men.  Patterson  and  his  men  escaped  with 
the  loss  of  three  guns.  This  was  the  only  attack  made  on  any  part 
of  the  line  held  exclusively  by  troops  of  the  21st  Ohio. 

Bebel  General  Eobert  Anderson  having  located  at  Lavergne, 
sixteen  miles  from  Nashville,  a  force  of  six  regiments  were  sent  to 
attack  him.  A  part  of  this  force  marched  on  the  Murfreesboro  pike, 
the  direct  road  to  Lavergne — the  other  part,  to  which  the  21st  was 
attached,  was  to  move  by  a  detour  to  the  right  and  attack  in  the 
rear.  This  part  of  the  column  with  the  21st  in  advance,  marched  at 
eight  o'clock  in  the  evening  of  the  6th  of  October.  About  five  miles 
from  Nashville  we  were  fired  on  by  the  enemy's  pickets,  which  were 
soon  put  to  flight,  but  about  four  miles  further  on  we  encountered  a 
considerable  force.  A  sharp  skirmish  ensued,  but  the  enemy  were 


64  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

driven.  They  made  another  stand  before  we  reached  the  position 
assigned  us,  but  the  delays  caused  by  the  attacks  delayed  the  column, 
so  that  most  of  the  enemy  escaped.  In  this  affair  which  consisted  of 
several  brilliant  skirmishes,  the  enemy  lost  forty  to  fifty  killed  and 
wounded. 

We  captured  two  hundred  and  forty  prisoners,  fifty  head  of 
cattle,  a  large  number  of  horses,  considerable  ammunition,  a  quantity 
of  provisions,  and  all  their  camp  equipage.  Anderson  himself  barely 
escaped,  with  the  loss  of  his  baggage. 

A  detachment  consisting  of  a  major,  an  adjutant,  and  a  private 
of  Company  G,  started  in  pursuit  of  the  enemy.  After  pursuing 
them  about  a  mile  and  a  half,  and  having  gathered  up  several 
prisoners,  they  were  suddenly  brought  to  their  senses  by  the  com 
mand,  "Halt!"  emphasized  by  about  twenty-five  guns  pointing  in 
their  direction.  By  turning  themselves,  their  arms  and  prisoners 
over  to  the  enemy,  they  were  permitted  to  pursue  their  way  peace 
fully  to  Murfreesboro,  where  they  found  the  rebels  very  much 
alarmed.  They  returned  to  us  on  the  13th  excused  from  duty  for  an 
indefinite  time,  by  their  captors.  (Until  exchanged.) 

Most  of  the  prisoners  captured  at  Lavergne  belonged  to  the  32d 
Alabama,  which  was  raised  in  Jackson  County,  before  mentioned. 

Major  Sparks  of  the  Texas  Bangers,  relates,  "Shortly  after  a 
"fight  you  fellers  had  with  Anderson  at  Lavergne,  General  Forrest 
"and  I  were  walking  from  Chattanooga  to  Bridgeport,  and  we  met 
"up  with  a  lot  of  the  32d  Alabama;  and  they  were  the  worst  skeered 
"set  of  fellers  I  ever  saw.  Some  were  on  foot  and  some  on  hossback 
" — on  some  old  poor  hoss  they  had  picked  up  somewhere. 

"Some  bosses  had  two  on,  and  I  saw  as  many  as  three  men  on 
"one  hoss,  and  all  inquiring  the  way  to  Jackson  county,  Alabama. 

"We  tried  to  find  out  what  had  happened,  but  couldn't  find  out 
"nothing,  except  one  feller  said,  'they  was  up  at  Lavergne,  and  the 
"Yankees  come  and  killed  nearly  all  of  'em.'  We  asked  'em  why 
"they  didn't  go  back  and  fight  'em  ?  They  said  they  wanted  to  go 
"to  Jackson  county,  Alabama.  Forrest  cussed  'em  but  they  didn't 
"mind  it  more'n  as  if  they  didn't  hear  him.  They  asked  the  way  to 
"Jackson  county,  Alabama.  Forrest  beat  one  feller  over  the  head 
"with  his  sword,  but  he  didn't  mind  it  more'n  as  if  a  musket  kicked 
"him.  He  inquired  the  way  to  Jackson  county,  Alabama.  Their 
"eyes  stuck  right  out  of  their  heads  they  were  so  skeered.  We 
"couldn't  do  nothin'  with  'em  and  had  to  let  'em  go.  They  were 
"going  right  away  from  home." 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  65 

A  force,  estimated  at  1500  or  2000,  having  located  eight  miles 
north  of  Nashville,  on  the  Bowling  Green  pike,  the  21st  and  64th  O., 
and  78th  Pennsylvania  regiments  marched  against  them,  at  one 
o'clock  Monday  morning,  October  19th.  The  enemy  fled  on  our 
approach.  We  pursued  them  two  miles,  killing  five,  and  capturing 
a  colonel  and  five  men.  We  lost  one  killed,  and  a  captain  of  the 
64th  Ohio,  and  several  others  wounded.  We  captured  also  six 
horses,  a  wagon  load  of  cooked  provisions,  and  loaded  a  train  with 
forage  and  returned  to  camp  at  three  o'clock  p.  m. 

Another  force  of  the  enemy  located  themselves  fifteen  miles 
north  of  Nashville. 

At  twelve  o'clock  Tuesday  night,  October  30th,  the  21st  Ohio, 
37th  Indiana  and  a  battalion  of  the  1st  Middle  Tennessee  cavalry, 
marched  to  attack  them.  We  routed  them,  killed  several,  and  took 
forty  prisoners,  and  returned  to  camp  having  marched  thirty-five  or 
forty  miles.  Later  a  party  of  rebels  occupied  a  position  at  Wilson's 
Bend  on  the  Columbia  River,  about  ten  miles  from  Nashville.  The 
21st  Ohio  and  two  companies  of  the  1st  Middle  Tennessee  cavalry 
marched  against  them. 

Five  or  six  miles  from  the  city  the  outpost  of  the  enemy  fired  on 
our  advance,  and  fled.  We  followed  them  several  miles,  routing  the 
main  body,  but  being  unable  to  overtake  them,  the  pursuit  was 
abandoned. 

The  foregoing  comprises  the  principal  expeditions  against  the 
enemy  in  which  the  regiment  was  engaged  while  in  the  garrison, 
but  do  not  include  all  the  operations  against  them.  As  before  stated 
attacks  on  the  pickets  were  of  frequent  occurance,  sometimes  by  a 
sudden  dash,  and  again  by  a  party  dressed  in  the  Federal  uniform. 
On  one  occasion  the  enemy  appeared  in  considerable  force  at  a  ford 
on  the  Cumberland  River,  below  the  city,  where  a  spirited  skirmish 
ensued,  the  enemy  being  finally  driven  off.  Early  in  the  morning  of 
the  5th  of  November  Morgan  attacked  the  force  at  Edgefield  under 
Colonel  Smith,  but  was  repulsed,  with  a  loss  of  five  killed,  and 
nineteen  wounded. 

At  the  same  time  Forrest  attacked  the  pickets  on  the  south  -side 
of  the  city,  who  retired  before  him,  but  he  was  met  by  General 
Neglcy,  who  drove  him  seven  miles.  Several  demands  were  made 
for  the  surrender  of  the  city,  but  no  combined  attack  was  made. 

While  at  Nashville  the  regiment  received  special  commendation  for 
faithfulness  and  efficiency  on  picket.  Lieutenant  Colonel  VonShrader, 


66  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   KEGIMENT 

Inspector  on  General  Thomas'  staff,  and  who  had  charge  of  the 
pickets  during  the  siege,  said  repeatedly  the  21st  was  the  best  regi 
ment  in  the  garrison  on  outpost  duty — that  he  always  felt  safe  when 
the  21st  was  on  post.  On  the  arrival  of  General  Kosecrans,  he 
ordered  an  inspection  of  the  pickets  by  Lieutenant  Colonel  Ducat  of 
his  staff. 

Before  starting  in  the  morning,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Von  Shrader 
shook  the  writer's  hand  warmly,  and  said,  "  I  am  so  glat  de  dwenty- 
firscht  isch  on  posht  to-tay."  On  his  return  I  asked  "  how  did  you 
find  things  Colonel?"  Shaking  hands  again  he  said,  "Efery  man  vas 
toing  his  tooty  like  a  solcher."  I  was  so  clat  de  dwenty-firscht  vas 
on  post."  Ven  de  dwenty-firscht  isch  on  posht,  efery  ting  isch  alvays 
right."  "I  dell  you  de  dwenty-firscht  isch  a  goot  retchiment."  As 
a  result  of  their  inspection  the  following  order  was  issued. 

HEADQUARTERS  WTH  A  C,  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CUMBERLAND,  \ 
Nashville,  Term.,  November  19,  1862.  { 

SPECIAL  ORDERS  \ 
No.  20.         / 

The  General  Commanding  has  read  with  great  pleasure  the  favorable 
report  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Ducat,  Assistant  Inspector  General,  upon  the 
condition  of  the  Grand  Guards  and  Pickets  of  the  garrison  of  Nashville,  on 
the  recent  inspection  ordered  from  these  Headquarters,  without  any  notice  to 
the  troops.  The  General  compliments  Lieutenant  Colonel  Von  Shrader,  the 
officer  in  charge  of  the  Grand  Guards,  the  officers  and  men  of  the  21st  Ohio, 
and  the  27th  Illinois  Infantry,  on  duty  the  day  of  the  inspection.  While  the 
General  does  not  consider  it  necessary  to  distinguish  a  soldier  for  the  simple 
performance  of  duty,  he  feels  that  where  there  is  so  much  to  censure  in  our 
army  there  is  still  more  to  praise. 

He  earnestly  desires  to  testify  to  the  good  and  faithful  soldiers  of  his 
command,  all  the  consideration,  respect  and  affection,  he  feels  for  them. 

By  command  of 

MAJOR  GENERAL  ROSECRANS, 
W.  H.  SIDELL, 

Major  Ibth  U.  S.  Infantry,  and  A.  A.  A.  G. 

It  will  appear  from  the  foregoing,  that  the  regiment  since  its 
arrival  at  Nashville  had  been  actively  employed,  and  had  discharged 
its  duties  faithfully,  and  had  received  the  plaudits  of  officers  of  abil 
ity,  and  high  in  rank. 

After  the  return  of  the  army  from  Kentucky,  the  necessity  for 
vigilance  did  not  cease,  but  the  responsibility  and  labor  of  watching 
were  divided  among  a  greater  number,  and  the  army  was  no  longer 
obliged  to  subsist  by  foraging  entirely,  as  heretofore,  so  that  a  season 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  67 


of  relaxation  followed,  a  season  in  which  the  time  and  attention  of 
the  officers  and  men  were  not  so  fully  occupied,  and  the  regiment 
began  to  relapse  into  the  course  pursued  in  Athens  already  alluded  to. 

With  such  men  as  composed  the  21st  Ohio,  discipline  could  have 
been  easily  maintained,  if  all  the  officers  had  been  agreed  as  to  the 
necessity  of  it,  and  the  means  of  attaining  it.  The  method  adopted 
in  the  regular  army,  was  not  adapted  to  the  volunteer  service. 
When  the  men  composing  the  regiment  came  together  all  were  of 
the  same  rank. 

I  do  not  mean  that  all  were  of  equal  ability,  or  equally  intelli 
gent,  but  that  all  were  equal  in  privilege  :  one  man  was  as  free  to  an 
assumption  of  power  as  another.  Socially  and  morally,  all  were  not 
equal,  but  in  personal  rights  there  was  no  distinction.  Some  were 
chosen  officers,  whose  power  was  absolute  in  all  things  pertaining  to 
the  good  of  the  service,  the  good  of  the  regiment,  and  the  well  being 
of  the  individuals  of  the  regiment,  and  any  assumption  of  power  be 
yond  this,  is  tyrannical  and  oppressive.  This  constituted  the  sole 
superiority  of  an  officer  ;  in  all  else,  there  existed  the  same  equality 
that  was  at  the  beginning,  or  before  the  organization  of  the  regiment. 
Any  spirit  of  oppression,  any  spirit  of  tyranny,  any  domineering, 
any  exhibition  of  authority,  not  necessary  lor  the  objects  above 
specified,  were  all  wrong.  The  man  in  the  ranks  who  did  his  duty, 
was  the  peer  of  any  officer,  and  entitled  to  all  the  consideration  and 
respect  due  to  officers  of  whatever  rank. 

His  duties  are  not  identical  with  officers'  duties ;  each  had  separ 
ate  duties  to  perform,  and  when  each  had  performed  his  duty,  then 
were  each  equal,  for  neither  had  performed  more  than  his  duty. 

That  there  were  mistakes  made  in  selecting  officers  for  the 
army  need  not  be  stated. 

There  were  men  in  the  army  wearing  shoulder  straps,  who  in 
the  hour  of  danger,  when  their  example  was  necessary  to  assist  in 
deciding  the  issue  of  a  battle,  have  sought  places  of  safety  behind 
some  friendly  rock  or  tree,  while  brave  men  in  the  ranks  were  coolly 
and  fearlessly  facing  death. 

We  have  seen  companies  like  a  wall  of  adamant  withstand  the 
shock  of  battle,  and  repulse  the  enemy,  and  again  we  have  seen  them 
fiercely  charge  the  foe,  turn  back  the  tide  of  battle,  and  help  to  in 
scribe  "Victory"  on  their  banner,  while  their  captains  were  in  hiding, 
and  trembling  with  fear. 

There  were  officers  in  the  army  hardly  able  to  write  their  names 


68  HISTORY  TWENTY  FIRST  REGIMENT 

legibly,  and  private  soldiers  educated,  refined,  intelligent  and  capa 
ble  of  conducting  properly  any  business  transaction.  There  were  men 
high  in  position  whose  evil  conduct  could  hardly  be  excelled  by  the 
most  abandoned,  and  men  in  the  ranks  whose  integrity  and  upright 
ness  were  unquestionable.  There  were  unscrupulous  and  ambitious 
officers,  whose  sole  ambition  was  self-interest,  self-aggrandizement  or 
preferment,  while  there  were  men  under  them  intent  only  on  the 
proper  discharge  of  duty. 

That  there  were  mistakes  made  in  the  selection  of  officers  for 
the  army,  will  not  be  disputed,  and  to  these  mistakes  is  to  be  attributed 
many  of  the  mistakes,  and  much  of  the  inefficiency  of  troops.  The 
21st  Ohio  had  demonstrated  its  willingness  to  submit  to  healthy 
army  discipline  without  complaining,  and  for  whatever  it  lacked,  or 
however  much  it  retrograded,  the  officers  were  at  fault  and  not  the 
men.  I  must  not  be  understood  to  mean  that  discipline  applies  to 
enlisted  men  only,  it  applies  equally  to  officers — nay,  it  applies  to 
officers  with  double  force.  In  all  things  an  officer  should  be  an 
example  to  his  men.  He  has  duties,  and  unless  he  is  faithful  in  their 
performance,  he  has  no  right  to  ask  or  expect  enlisted  men  to  per 
form  their  duties  ;  and  only  the  officer  who  does  this  is  entitled  to 
the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  men. 

To  show  the  reader  the  21st  Ohio  was  not  the  only  regiment 
accused  of  lax  discipline,  I  introduce  here  an  order  that  fully  explains 
itself. 

HEADQUARTERS  HTH  ARMY  CORPS,  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CUMBERLAND, 
Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  November  3,  1863. 

GENERAL  ORDERS \ 

No.  4.  / 

"The  following  telegram  has  been  received  from  the  Secretary  of  War, 
and  is  published  for  the  information  of  this  army." 

Washington,  November  3,  1862. 
MAJOR  GENERAL  ROSECRANS: 

The  authority  you  ask,  "promptly  to  muster  out  or  dismiss  from  service 
"officers  for  flagrant  misdemeanors  and  crimes,  such  as  pillaging,  drunkenness 
"and  misbehavior  before  the  enemy,  or  on  guard  duty,"  is  essential  to  disci 
pline,  and  you  are  authorized  to  exercise  it.  Report  of  the  facts  in  each  case 
should  be  immediately  forwarded  to  the  Department,  in  order  to  prevent  im 
provident  restoration. 

EDWIN  M.  STANTON, 

Secretary  of  War. 

The  general  commanding  appeals  to  both  officers  and  men  of  this  army, 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  69 

to  aid  him  in  bringing  it  to  a  state  of  discipline,  at  least  equal  to  that  of  the 
rebels.  He  begs  them  to  remember,  that  neglect  of  official  duty  and  violation 
of  the  rights  of  individuals,  tarnish  our  national  honor,  destroy  the  confidence 
of  people  in  our  justice,  and  put  the  greatest  obstacles  in  the  way  of  a  speedy 
termination  of  this  war.  Fully  satisfied  that  all  our  soldierly  demands  to  make 
it  the  best  in  the  world,  is,  to  have  good  officers,  he  earnestly  invokes  their 
united  exertions,  to  establish  a  spirit  of  zeal  and  emulation  in  the  discharge 
of  official  duties. 

He  announces  to  them  that  their  own  honor,  the  honor  and  interest  of 
the  soldiers  and  of  the  service,  alike  demand  the  vigorous  use  of  this  author 
ity,  and  that  he  is  determined  thus  to  exercise  it. 

By  command  of 

MAJOR  GENERAL  W.  S.  ROSECRANS. 
ARTHUR  C.  DUCAT, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  and  Acting  Chief  of  Staff. 

The  rebels  had  been  and  were,  very  anxious  for  the  possession  of 
Nashville,  and  were  evidently  greatly  disappointed  that  it  was  not 
evacuated  at  the  time  the  army  fell  back  to  Louisville.  Brecken- 
ridge  several  times  during  Bragg's  absence  demanded  its  surrender, 
but  with  his  force  estimated  at  15,000,  had  not  ventured  to  attack  it. 
The  arrival  of  the  advance  of  Bragg's  army  at  Murfreesboro,  on  the 
first  of  November,  indicating  an  early  attack  on  Nashville,  General 
Eosecrans  dispatched  General  McCook  with  his  Corps  to  the  relief  of 
the  garrison,  He  arrived  on  the  7th,  having  marched  seventy-two 
miles  in  three  days ;  two  days  later  General  -Rosecrans  arrived. 
The  rest  of  the  army  was  for  some  time  employed  repairing  the 
railroad,  building  bridges,  and  clearing  the  country  north  of  Nashville 
of  rebels.  General  Eosecrans  proceeded  to  re-organize  the  Army  of 
the  Cumberland  into  three  parts,  afterward  called  Corps,  designated 
as  the  right  and  left  wings,  and  center,  under  command  of  Generals 
McCook,  Crittenden  and  Thomas. 

Divisions  were  numbered  consecutively.  Negley's  second  Divis 
ion  was  placed  under  Thomas;  this  consisted  of  three  brigades,  and 
three  batteries. 

The  21st  Ohio  was  assigned  to  the  third  brigade,  which  consist 
ed  of  the  37th  Indiana,  21st  and  74th  Ohio,  and  78th  Pennsylvania 
regiments,  under  command  of  Col.  John  F.  Miller. 

The  latter  part  of  November,  the  regiment  with  the  Division 
moved  out  six  miles  south  of  Nashville,  where  General  Thomas  had  as 
sembled  his  command,  and  went  into  camp,  where  it  was  almost 
solely  employed  in  camp  duties,  which  have  already  been  sufficiently 
explained,  and  need  not  be  repeated  here.  There  was  this  addition 


70  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

however  to  ordinary  camp  duties,  we  had  corps  drills  instituted, 
and  most  of  the  time  during  our  stay,  the  regiment  with  the  rest  of  the 
command,  was  required  to  be  "  Under  arms  at  three  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  and  perform  such  evolutions  as  regimental  Commanders 
may  direct."  Some  of  the  regiments,  notably  the  74th  Ohio,  which 
was  on  our  right,  were  taken  out  in  the  darkness  and  put  through 
a  course  of  battalion  drill  each  morning,  to  the  great  annoyance  and 
disgust  of  the  men.  All  that  was  required  of  the  21st  was,  to  fall  in 
with  arms ;  they  were  then  dismissed  to  quarters,  and  enjoyed  some 
refreshing  sleep.  Our  camp  was  located  near  a  cane  brake,  in  which 
was  a  "robin  roost."  It  seemed  as  if  all  the  robins  of  the  north  came 
here  to  winter.  Mornings  they  scattered  in  search  of  food,  and  even 
ings  returned  in  myriads  to  this  cane  brake  to  spent  the  night. 
Some  of  the  men  made  a  business  of  killing  them  to  eat  and  sell.  It 
was  little  trouble  to  kill  a  hundred  or  two  in  a  night,  as  they  were 
easily  knocked  down  with  clubs.  Their  flesh  is  dry  and  not  much 
relished  by  some. 

The  most  noteworthy  occurance  while  here,  was  the  last  visit  of 
Colonel  Norton  to  his  regiment.  When  relieved  of  his  command  at 
Athens,  on  the  4th  of  July,  he  went  to  Washington  to  prefer  charges 
against  General  Mitchell.  What  the  charges  were  I  am  unable  to 
state.  On  his  way,  at  Louisville,  Cincinnati  and  Perrysburgh,  he 
made  his  business  known,  and  his  mission  was  published  in  the  papers 
at  each  of  these  places.  Arriving  at  Washington,  it  would  seem  that 
his  reception  was  not  altogether  what  he  had  hoped  for  ;  the  papers 
in  the  city  said  that  next  morning  when  inquiry  was  made  for  him 
he  was  not  to  be  found.  .Returning,  he  reported  to  the  commanding 
officer  at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  was  assigned  to  duty  on  his 
staff. 

On  the  morning  of  the  26th  of  November,  it  was  announced  that 
he  was  in  camp.  Several  of  the  officers  called  on  him,  but  no  par 
ticular  attention  was  paid  to  him,  and  after  spending  a  very  quiet 
day  in  camp,  he  left  promising  to  return  next  morning.  This  was 
the  last  seen  of  him  by  his  regiment.  As  already  stated,  his  resigna 
tion  was  accepted  on  the  20th  of  December.  There  was  much  chagrin 
felt  toward  him,  for  the  course  he  had  pursued  at  Huntsville  and 
Athens,  and  for  his  acts  toward  General  Mitchell,  the  reason  for 
which  we  may  never  know. 

He  was  popular  with  his  regiment  in  the  three  months  service; 
he  was  never  accused  of  cowardice,  was  apparently  always  cool,  calm 


Onto  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  71 

and  considerate,  under  all  circumstances  in  which  he  was  placed 
while  with  the  regiment,  and  there  is  little  doubt  but  that  it  was  the 
universal  sentiment  of  his  regiment,  that  he  possessed  the  ability  for 
a  successful  regimental  commander.  It  was  said  that  at  the  time  of 
the  organization  of  the  old  third  division,  he  aspired  to  the  command 
of  the  9th  brigade,  to  which  Colonel  Sill  was  assigned,  and  that  this 
was  the  first  cause  of  his  dislike  to  General  Mitchell.  Whether  this 
was  the  cause  of  his  strange  conduct,  or  whether  he  was  overcome  by 
rebel  flattery  and  hospitality,  he  lost  the  confidence  and  esteem  of 
his  regiment,  and  retired  from  its  command  unhonored. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


MOVE    ON    MURFREESBORO,    OR    STONE'S  RIVER  CAMPAIGN— FIRST  DAY'S 
BATTLE-PREPARING  TO  RENEW  THE    CONFLICT-BATTLE    ON    THE 
LEFT-ROUT    OF    BRECKENRIDGE-BRAGG    THWARTED  BY  HIS 
SUBORDINATES-RETREAT  OF  THE  ENEMY-OCCUPATION 
OF      MURFREESBORO-BURIAL     OF      THE      DEAD- 
REVIEW      OF      THE     BATTLE-REPORT      OF 
COLONEL   NEIBLING. 


On  the  26th  of  December,  the  army  marched  from  it  several 
camps  to  meet  the  enemy  in  deadly  conflict  on  the  field  of  Stone's 
River,  with  full  confidence  in  its  leaders,  and  high  hopes  and  antici 
pations  of  victory. 

The  left  wing  marched  by  the  Murfreesboro  pike,  the  right  wing 
by  Nolensville,  Knob's  Gap  and  Triune,  and  the  center  to  threaten 
Hardee,  and  thence  to  Nolensville,  where  it  would  be  in  position  to 
support  either  wing  in  case  of  attack. 

The  regiment  marched  to  the  sound  of  cannon  nearly  all  day, 
and  reached  Nolensville,  from  which  the  enemy  had  been  driven, 
about  dark,  and  bivouacked  for  the  night.  The  roads  were  very  bad, 
so  that  our  train  did  not  arrive  until  late  at  night,  and  the  next 
morning  before  starting,  everything  was  thrown  out  of  the  wagons 
not  absolutely  necessary  to  be  carried  along,  and  much  of  value  to 
the  officers  was  left,  which  was  never  recovered  by  them. 

On  account  of  a  heavy  fog  the  next  morning,  the  division  start 
ed  late  with  the  21st  in  advance.  Hardee  having  fallen  back  from 
Triune,  we  marched  from  Nolensville  across  to  Stewartsboro,  on  the 
Murfreesboro  pike,  with  the  rebel  skirmishers  in  our  front  most  of 
the  way,  stubbornly  resisting  our  progress.  Being  unacquainted 
with  the  country,  General  Negley  pressed  a  citizen  into  the  service 
as  guide;  his  life  depended  on  his  piloting  us  safely  across.  We 
bivouacked  near  Stewartsboro,  where  we  remained  the  28th,  it  being 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  73 

Sunday,  and  General  Rosecrans  being  averse  to  fighting  on  the 
Sabbath  ;  yet  there  was  skirmishing  throughout  the  day.  OD  the 
29th  we  moved  forward  to  Overall's  Creek,  driving  the  enemy's 
skirmishers.  Here  we  were  in  plain  sight  of  the  enemy's  works, 
near  the  Murfreesboro  pike.  On  an  eminence  was  a  strong  earth  work, 
and  from  this,  rifle  pits  extended  each  way,  covering  the  entire  front 
of  their  army.  The  30th  was  spent  skirmishing,  cutting  roads 
through  the  cedars,  and  getting  the  army  in  position  before  the 
enemy,  and  at  night  we  lay  on  our  arms  in  line  of  battle.  Early  on 
the  morning  of  the  31st  the  battle  opened,  by  the  enemy  making  a 
furious  attack  on  the  right  of  General  McCook's  command.  We 
were  not  long  in  determining  by  the  receding  sound  of  musketry, 
that  the  right  was  being  driven.  The  rebels  had  been  ordered  to 
attack,  commencing  on  their  left,  by  divisions,  successively  to  their 
right.  General  Sheridan  on  the  right  of  General  Negley,  disposed 
his  division  to  meet  the  altered  conditions  made  by  the  right  being 
swung  back,  and  when  attacked  repulsed  the  enemy,  who  returned 
to  the  assault,  but  he  continued  to  hold  them  at  bay  until  the  enemy 
had  passed  his  right,  and  his  ammunition  was  exhausted,  when  he 
was  obliged  to  fall  back. 

Withers  massed  his  division  by  brigades,  and  moved  to  the 
attack  of  General  Negley's  division,  about  the  time  Sheridan's  men 
became  engaged.  A  corn  field  was  in  front  of  the  21st  O.,  and  as 
soon  as  the  rebels  came  in  range,  the  infantry  opened  a  deadly  fire 
on  them.  More  persistent  courage  on  the  one  hand,  or  greater 
coolness  on  the  other,  could  hardly  be  displayed.  Openings  through 
their  serried  ranks  were  several  times  made  by  canister  shot,  still 
they  came  boldly  on.  Men  fell  at  every  step,  and  still  they  pressed 
forward. 

"Cap,  do  you  want  to  see  that  man  come  out  of  that  saddle?" 

"Yes" — and  the  horse  was  without  a  rider. 

"Gosh  !  I  had  a  dead  one  on  him."  "He'll  never  kill  any  more 
Yanks."  "This  gun  never  deceives  me."  "I  know  right  where  she 
carries."  Such  are  some  of  the  expressions  made  by  the  men  of  the 
21st  during  the  heat  of  battle. 

When  the  enemy  was  only  about  thirty  yards  distant,  the  order 
was  given  to  "fix  bayonets;"  but  about  this  time  they  broke  and 
fled,  followed  by  a  volley  as  a  parting  salute.  It  was  said  the 
bayonets  were  used  on  some  parts  of  the  line,  but  not  on  the  left  of 
the  regiment.  Our  front  clear,  we  had  a  chance  to  view  the  ghastly 


74  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

sight.  A  deserter  and  a  rebel  major  captured  later,  are  my  authority 
for  saying,  seven  hundred  and  forty  lay  dead  on  the  field  before  us. 
Shortly  after  the  repulse,  Lieutenant  Colonel  ISTeibling  came  along 
the  regiment  and  said,  "My  G — d  boys  !  we  gave  'em  II — 11 ;  didn't 
we  ?"  The  enemy  having  passed  us  on  both  flanks  he  called  out, 
"Fall  back,  we  are  surrounded!"  How  we  got  back  through  the 
cedars  I  can  never  tell,  except  that  we  walked — we  didn't  run.  The 
rebels  were  behind  us  and  on  either  flank.  Many  of  the  men  of  the 
21st  were  fighting,  and  several  were  killed  on  the  retreat.  In  falling 
back  the  men  of  the  Regiment  became  badly  scattered,  and  mixed 
with  other  commands,  but  a  portion  of  them  was  collected,  who  pro 
cured  ammunition  and  took  position  in  support  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  Battery,  near  the  pike,  which  was  being  worked  with  telling 
effect  on  the  advancing  rebels.  Again  and  again  rebel  officers  tried 
to  get  their  men  to  charge  this  battery,  but  were  unable  to  get  them 
to  advance  beyond  the  woods,  about  one  hundred  yards  distant. 

Night  closed  the  conflict,  the  right  having  been  driven  back  a 
mile  and  a  half,  and  the  right  and  center  occupying  a  position  along 
the  pike,  at  a  right  angle  to  its  position  in  the  morning. 

Soon  after  dark  a  small  fire  was  built,  and  several  of  the  men  of 
the  21st  had  gathered  about  it,  trying  to  get  a  little  warmth. 

General  Rosecrans  came  up  and  said,  "You  are  my  men  and  I 
don't  like  to  have  any  of  you  hurt.  Where  the  enemy  see  a  fire  like 
this,  they  know  twenty-five  or  thirty  men  are  gathered  about  it,  and 
are  sure  to  shoot  at  it.  I  advise  you  to  put  it  out."  Scarcely  was 
he  done  speaking,  when  sure  enough  a  line  shot  came  just  high 
enough  to  miss  the  heads  of  the  party,  and  a  shell  exploaded  just 
beyond. 

About  eleven  o'clock  we  were  permitted  to  go  back  out  of  range 
of  the  enemy's  guns,  build  fires,  and  get  supper,  of  which  we  were 
sorely  in  need ;  a  hasty  and  scanty  breakfast  being  the  only  suste 
nance  we  had  had  that  day. 

The  regiment  with  its  brigade  then  took  position  in  support  of 
General  Haskell.  Early  the  next  morning  we  were  ordered  to  the 
support  of  General  McCook's  right.  About  noon,  of  January  2,  a 
part  of  a  ration  of  flour  was  issued  to  the  men,  with  the  admonition 
to  prepare  and  eat  it  as  soon  as  possible.  Some  made  paste,  sweet 
ened  and  drank  it,  others  made  dough,  and  in  every  conceivable  way 
without  utensils,  tried  to  bake  it.  Some  ate  the  dough  partly  baked, 
and  when  the  order  "fall  in"  was  given,  some  snatched  theirs  from 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  75 

the  fire  and  others  went  away  dinnerless,  leaving  theirs  behind 
unbaked.  The  regiment,  with  the  rest  of  Negley's  division,  went 
on  the  "double  quick"  about  a  mile  and  a  half,  filled  their  canteens, 
and  laid  down  on  the  right  bank  of  Stone's  River,  to  await  the 
assault  of  the  enemy. 

At  precisely  four  o'clock,  the  gun  at  Bragg's  headquarters  was 
fired  as  the  signal  to  attack.  Immediately  the  enemy's  batteries 
along  their  whole  front  opened  fire  on  the  Union  line,  and  Brecken- 
ridge  with  7,000  men  and  two  batteries,  moved  forward  to  the 
assault  of  the  left  wing. 

When  they  came  in  range,  fifty-eight  pieces  of  artillery,  which 
had  been  placed  in  a  commanding  position  in  anticipation  of  the 
attack,  opened  on  the  advancing  foe.  Nothing  daunted  by  this,  they 
swept  on. 

Van  Cleves  division  which  had  been  stationed  over  the  river, 
terrified  at  the  onslaught  of  the  rebels,  delivered  their  fire,  and 
retreated  in  haste,  and  great  disorder.  Men  and  horses  a  comming 
led  mob;  horses  with  riders  and  horses  without — men  with  guns 
and  men  without,  all  making  haste  to  escape,  the  enemy  pursuing 
vigorously  and  pouring  a  destructive  fire  into  the  retreating  mass. 
"My  G — d  !"  said  Colonel  Neibling,  "it  was  the  most  heartrending 
sight  I  ever  saw."  General  Negley  and  Colonel  Miller  were  busy 
endeavoring  to  instill  calm  courage  into  the  men.  Colonel  Neibling 
instructing  the  regiment  to  measure  out  the  sulphurous  regions  to 
the  rebels  "by  the  acre,"  and  Colonel  Moody  urging  the  74th  Ohio, 
not  to  be  out  done  bv  the  21st. 

Much  of  this,  if  not  most  of  it,  was  altogether  unnecessary. 

The  men  who  had  so  completely  routed  the  enemy  on  the  31st 
of  December,  had  full  confidence  in  their  ability  to  overcome  them 
on  the  2d  of  January. 

The  rebels  elated  with  their  supposed  victory,  reached  the  bank 
of  the  river,  to  be  met  with  a  destructive  volley,  and  charge  from 
the  troops  in  reserve,  when  they  recoiled,  but  made  a  stubborn 
resistance  to  the  advance  of  the  2d  division.  After  being  driven  half 
a  mile,  they  retreated  precipitately  to  their  entrenchments. 

A  battery  of  four  guns,  in  the  capture  of  which  the  21st  partic 
ipated,  was  a  part  of  the  fruit  of  the  victory.  Being  relieved,  we  fell 
back  over  the  river,  and  took  position  in  support  of  the  artillery, 
which  had  done  such  excellent  service  during  the  battle.  This 
ended  the  fighting  of  the  21st  Ohio  at  Stone's  Eiver. 


76  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

Bragg  had  ordered  a  renewal  of  the  conflict  for  the  3d  of  Jan 
uary,  but  at  12:15  in  the  morning  of  that  day,  Cheatham  and  Withers 
(Major  Generals  and  commanders  of  divisions,)  dispatched  the 
following  note  to  him:  "General,  we  deem  it  our  duty  to  you,  to  say 
frankly,  that  in  our  judgment  this  army  should  be  promptly  put  in 
retreat.  You  have  but  three  divisions  that  are  at  all  reliable,  and 
even  some  of  these  are  more  or  less  demoralized,  from  having  some 
brigade  commanders  who  do  not  possess  the  confidence  of  their  com 
mands.  Such  is  our  opinion,  and  we  deem  it  a  solemn  duty  to 
express  it  to  you.  We  do  fear  great  disaster  from  the  condition  of 
things  now  existing,  and  think  it  should  be  averted  if  possible." 

This  was  forwarded  through  Corps  headquarters,  and  at  1:30  a. 
m.  received  Folk's  endorsement,  thus:  "I  am  compelled  to  add,  that 
after  seeing  the  effect  of  the  operations  of  to-day,  added  to  that  pro 
duced  upon  the  troops  by  the  battle  of  the  31st,  I  very  greatly  fear 
the  consequences  of  another  engagement  at  this  place  in  the  ensuing 
day.  We  could  now  get  off  with  some  credit,  if  the  affair  is  well 
managed." 

At  2  a.  m.  this  was  presented  to  General  Bragg.  His  endorse 
ment  was,  "The  position  will  be  maintained  at  all  hazards." 

At  3  a.  m.  Lieutenant  General  Hardee  made  an  endorsement,  in 
which  he  said:  "I  think  the  decision  of  the  General  (Bragg)  unwise, 
and  am  compelled  to  add,  in  a  high  degree." 

Yielding  to  the  opinion  of  his  subordinates,  Bragg  consented  to 
a  retreat  of  his  army,  and  began  the  movement  at  noon  of  the  3d. 

A  piece  of  woods  known  as  the  Round  Forrest,  on  the  north 
bank  of  the  river,  was  still  occupied  by  a  strong  force  of  the  enemy, 
and  at  six  o'clock  p.  m.  of  the  3d,  General  Spears  with  the  1st 
Tennessee  brigade  attacked  them. 

After  two  hours  fighting  in  the  darkness,  the  enemy  retreated. 
This  closed  the  fighting  at  Stone's  River. 

On  the  morning  of  the  5th  we  moved  forward  and  occupied  the 
town  of  Murfreesboro. 

I  can  give  no  better  idea  of  the  campaign  just  closed,  and  what 
the  men  were  called  upon  to  endure,  than  by  quoting  from  the  report 
of  General  Negly:  "Without  a  murmer  they  made  forced  marches 
"over  almost  impassable  roads,  through  drenching  winter  rains, 
"without  a  change  of  clothing  or  blankets,  deprived  of  sleep  or 
"repose,  constantly  on  duty  for  eleven  days,  living  three  days  on  a 
"pint  of  flour  and  parched  corn.  Ever  vigilent,  always  ready, 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  77 

"sacrificing  their  lives  with  a  contempt  of  peril,  displaying  the 
"coolness,  determination  and  high  discipline  of  veterans,  they 
"are  entitled  to  our  country's  gratitude." 

Eeport  of  Colonel  J.  M.  Neibling: 

CAMP  21sx  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY,   \ 
Near  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  Jan.  10,  1863.  J 

Sir. 

I  respectfully  submit  to  you  the  following  report  of  the  action  of  my 
regiment  in  the  battle  of  Stone's  River. 

After  a  march  occupying  three  days,  during  which  skirmishing  with 
the  enemy  was  fierce  and  continuous,  by  your  order  I  bivouacked  my  regiment 
upon  the  field  on  the  evening  of  December  29th  ultimo,'in  its  brigade  position. 

On  the  morning  of  December  30th  ultimo,  my  regiment  was  thrown  into 
position  with  reserve  corps  on  the  right  center. 

Sharp  picket  fighting  occupied  the  day,  and  on  the  morning  of  Decem 
ber  31st  ultimo,  the  enemy  made  his  appearance  on  the  center  and  right  wing. 

The  battle  waged  with  uninterrupted  fury,  and  we  lay  upon  the  field 
during  the  night.  I  cannot  picture  to  you  the  gallant  conduct  of  my  men 
during  the  fight  of  the  31st  ultimo.  Officers  and  men  universally  fought  with 
desperation  and  bravery. 

January  1,  the  enemy  refused  to  show  himself  in  force  on  the  center, 
and  at  night  we  again  slept  on  the  field.  January  2  indicated  fight. 

At  3  p.  m.  by  your  orders,  my  regiment  took  position  to  support 
General  Van  Cleve's  division,  on  the  left.  At  about  4  p.  m.  the  enemy  in 
force  showed  his  front,  in  pursuit  of  our  retreating  troops. 

Lying  down  in  line,  we  watched  the  approach  of  the  enemy,  exulting 
over  his  fancied  success.  A  charge  was  ordered,  and  although  my  regiment 
was  much  impeded  by  the  disorganized  flight  of  infantry,  artillery  and  rider 
less  horses,  my  regiment  reached  the  opposite  bank  of  Stone's  River  and 
engaged  the  enemy.  The  struggle  which  ensued  was  desperate  and  bloody. 
We  succeeded  in  driving  him  beyond  his  line  of  artillery,  which  he  left  on 
the  field  as  trophies.  The  enemy  was  completely  routed,  and  night  closed 
pursuit,  leaving  us  in  possession  of  a  battle  field,  two  miles  in  extent. 

I  could  mention  many  instances  of  individual  heroism.  Captain  Caton, 
of  Company  H,  gallantly  bore  the  colors  across  the  river  in  the  charge. 
Captains  McMahan,  Canfield  and  Alban,  were  conspicuous  in  the  struggle. 

Lieutenant  Wiley,  of  Company  C,  commanding  Company  A,  fell 
mortally  wounded.  Lieutenants  Knaggs,  Allen  and  Bumpus,  fell  severely 
wounded  while  cheering  their  men  to  the  charge. 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Stoughton  and  Major  Walker  deserve  all  praise  for 
their  efficient  and  prompt  action  during  the  fight.  Indeed  all  vied  with  each 
other  in  the  performance  of  their  several  duties. 


78  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  KEGIMENT 

I  herewith  append  a  list  of  the  killed,  wounded  and  missing,  for  whom 
amid  our  cheers  of  victory,  let  us  not  forget  to  drop  a  soldier's  tear. 

Very  respectfully, 

JAMES  M.  NIEBLING, 

Col  Com.  Twenty-First  Regiment,  0.   V.  L 
COLONEL  JOHN  F.  MILLER, 

Com.  Seventh  Brigade,  Eighth  Division,  Fourteenth  Army  Corps. 

Killed.  Wounded.  Missing.  Total. 

The  Regiment  lost  in  this  battle                  24             109  26  159 

The  3rd  Brigade  lost  in  this  battle                80             471  97  648 

The  2nd  Division  lost  in  this  battle            161              835  198  1,194 
The  Army  of  the  Cumberland 

lost  in  this  battle                             1,730           7,802  3,675  13,249 

General  B-osecrans  says  there  were  engaged  in  the  battle  .    .    .  43,400 
Bragg  states  the  strength  of  his  army 37,712 

We  captured  prisoners  from  the  following  organizations  : 

132  regiments,  estimated  at  350  men  each, 46,200 

12  battalions  of  sharp  shooters,  100  men  each, 1,200 

29  regiments  of  cavalry,  estimated  at  400  men  each,  ...     .  11,600 
24  other  organizations  of  cavalry     "70         "  ....    1,680 

23  batteries,  estimated  at  80  men  each, 1,840 

Total  estimated  strength  of  Bragg's  army 62,520 

Monday  and  Tuesday,  details  were  busy  burying  the  dead,  and 
bringing  in  the  helplessly  wounded,  who  had  lain  on  the  field  since 
the  preceding  Wednesday.  Most  of  these  with  the  dead,  had  been 
stripped  of  their  clothing,  and  lett  to  perish  in  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather.  The  less  severely  wounded  had  been  removed  from  the 
field,  to  be  held  as  prisoners  of  war.  This  campaign  of  eleven  days 
in  mid-winter,  had  severely  taxed  the  endurance  of  the  men,  who 
left  camp  in  light  marching  order,  with  a  single  blanket,  exposed  to 
frequent  cold  rains  by  day  and  night,  bivoucking  on  cold,  damp  or 
wet  ground,  much  of  the  time  without  fires,  all  the  time  short  of 
rations,  in  consequence  of  the  destruction  of  trains  at  Lavergne, 
without  change  of  clothing,  marching,  watching  and  fighting,  all 
without  a  murmur  or  word  of  complaint. 

Nor  was  the  regiment  allowed  a  season  of  rest  and  relaxation, 
immediately  after  this  period  of  intense  activity.  Camp  and  garri 
son  equipage  and  rations  must  be  brought  forward  and  forage 
collected;  the  activity  of  the  enemy  made  strong  escorts  necessary, 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  79 


and  in  these  arduous  labors,  tramping  through  rain  and  mud,  loading 
and  guarding  trains,  the  21st  did  its  full  share. 

The  army  was  posted  in  front  of  Murfreesboro,  the  right  wing 
extending  from  Stone's  River  to  the  Shelby ville  pike,  the  center 
covering  the  Woodbury,  Bradyville  and  Manchester  pikes,  and  the 
left  wing  across  the  Liberty  and  Lebanon  pikes,  its  left  on  Stone's 
river.  They  were  now  styled  the  20th,  14th  and  21st  Corps,  and 
Generals  McCook,  Thomas  and  Crittenden  retained  in  command. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


BIX  MONTHS  AT  MURFREESBORO-LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  STOUGHTON   IN 

COMMAND-EFFORTS  TO  REVIVE  DISCIPLINE-RETURN  OF  COLONEL 

NEIBLlNG-SCATHING    ORDERS— NARROW    ESCAPE    OF    THE 

REGIMENT    FROM      PUBLIC      DISGRACE-MISERABLE 

BOOK  KEEPING— SWORD    PRESENTATION. 


Once  again  in  camp  discipline  relapsed  to  its  former  low  con 
dition.  If  we  were  required  to  have  camp  guards,  the  men  were 
allowed  to  walk,  sit,  stand  and  talk  with  each  other,  in  short,  spend 
the  time  as  they  pleased.  The  object  for  which  camp  guards  is 
instituted,  to  wit:  restraining  men  from  going  when  and  where  they 
pleased,  was  lost  sight  of.  As  a  rule  men  went  and  came  at  will. 
If  an  attempt  was  made  to  prevent  a  man  from  crossing  the  line,  he 
had  only  to  threaten  to  report  the  guard  for  neglect  of  duty,  to 
secure  permission  to  pass. 

On  one  occasion  Colonel  Neibling  was  ordered  to  halt  by  a 
guard  sitting. 

"What  are  your  orders?"  said  the  Colonel. 

"To  let  no  man  pass." 

"But  I  want  to  go  out." 

"Well,  you  can't  pass  here." 

"Then  I  will  report  you  for  sitting  on  post,  and  not  doing  your 
duty." 

"Go  where  you  please  then  for  what  I  care." 

That  there  was  a  lawless  element  in  the  regiment,  both  among 
officers  and  men,  that  needed  restraint,  if  not  known  at  first,  soon 
became  apparent.  There  were  a  few  who  could  not  be  trusted 
anywhere.  There  were  others,  who,  when  relieved  of  the  restraints 
of  home  and  its  surroundings,  had  no  scruples  about  appropriating 
to  their  own  use  such  things  as  they  desired,  and  there  were  still 
others,  who  looked  upon  the  people  of  the  country  as  enemies  to 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  -        81 


them  and  the  government,  entitled  to  no  protection — as  simply 
outlaws,  who  had  forfeited  their  all,  and  that  each  soldier  had  a  right 
to  appropriate  to  his  use,  the  goods  of  such  at  pleasure. 

To  restrain  such  as  these,  to  keep  men  in  their  proper  places, 
where  they  will  be  at  hand  in  case  of  emergency,  to  accustom  them 
to  obedience  to  orders,  to  restrain  them  from  plundering,  pillaging 
and  crime,  are  some  of  the  objects  of  discipline. 

The  efficiency  of  an  army  can  be  safely  rated  by  its  discipline. 

Colonel  Norton  found  it  necessary  by  Special  Order  No.  2,  dated 
Nicholasville,  Kentucky,  October  6,  1861,  to  give  notice  that  "any 
soldier  who  shall  hereafter  be  found  guilty  of  the  crime  of  stealing, 
or  in  any  manner  violating  the  private  rights  or  privileges  of  indiv 
iduals,  whether  white  or  black,  shall  be  punished  with  the  severity 
which  the  occasion  demands."  Straggling  usually  implies  pillaging, 
though  not  all  stragglers  are  thieves.  By  Special  Order  No.  6,  near 
Mt.  Sterling,  he  directs:  "Commandants  of  companies  will  pay  par 
ticular  attention  to  their  men  while  on  the  march.  Second,  that 
they  may  not  break  ranks  while  on  the  march,  except  in  urgent 
cases,  and  third,  that  they  use  no  obscene  or  improper  language  to 
persons  on  the  road,  etc." 

Special  Order  No.  10,  is  directed  to  Lieutenant  -  -  and  is  as 
follows :  "Sir :  You  are  charged  with  ordering  a  private  of  Com 
pany  — ,  to  take  a  saddle  from  a  white  horse  on  the  right  hand  side 
of  the  road,  on  the  march  from  —  to  this  point,  and  are  there 
fore  under  arrest,  and  deprived  of  your  position  in  your  company, 
until  the  charge  can  be  investigated.  You  will,  should  the  regiment 
march  from  this  point  before  your  examination  takes  place,  march 
in  the  rear  of  the  baggage  train,  until  after  your  release." 

This  officer  was  released  without  examination. 

Special  Order  No.  10,  issued  at  Hazel  Green,  Ky.,  Oct.  27,  1861 
provides  :  "In  view  of  the  frequent  depredations  committed  on  the 
private  property  of  citizens  around  town,  it  is  therefore  ordered  by 
the  Colonel  commanding  the  21st  Reg't.  O.  V.  I.,  that  no  private 
soldier  be  allowed  to  pass  outside  the  Camp  Guard  lines,  for  any 
purpose,  without  being  in  charge  of  a  guard." 

A  lieutenant  was  arrested  at  Piketon,  Ky.,  for  assisting  in  taking 
a  hive  of  honey  from  a  widow,  said  to  have  been  the  last  of  her 
property,  and  he  was  continued  in  arrest  until  some  time  after  the 
arrival  of  the  regiment  at  Louisville.  He  was  marked  for  dismissal 
from  the  service,  but  was  returned  to  duty  at  the  intercession  of  ty 
friend ;  an  act  th§  friend  over  after  regrett04» 


82  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 

Several  non-commissioned  officers  were  reduced  to  the  ranks, 
for  straggling  on  the  march  from  Louisville  to  Elizabeth  town,  and 
on  the  17th  of  December,  when  the  regiment  was  about  to  march  from 
the  latter  place  to  Bacon  Creek,  Colonel  Norton  issued  the  following 
order,  No.  22:  "Commandants  of  companies  will  march  in  the  rear 
of  their  respective  commands,  and  will  be  held  responsible  for  all 
who  may  break  (ranks)  or  fall  to  the  rear.  It  is  to  be  expected  that 
no  man  will  break  ranks,  unless  absolutely  necessary.  Time  will  be 
given  on  the  march  for  rest  and  necessary  delays." 

On  the  24th  of  April,  1862,  at  Huntsville,  Alabama,  Colonel 
Norton  ordered  that,  "No  officer  or  soldier  will  be  permitted  to  visit 
the  city  of  Huntsville,  or  leave  camp  without  a  written  pass,  signed 
by  the  commander  of  his  company,  and  approved  by  these  Head 
quarters." 

At  Athens  on  the  23d  of  August,  1862,  Lieutenaut  Colonel 
Neibling  issued  General  Order  No.  6,  as  follows  :  "Any  soldier  who 
shall  hereafter  be  guilty  of  appearing  in  the  street  improperly 
dressed,  or  of  any  similar  breach  propriety,  will  be  surely  punished. 
And  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  all  officers  and  soldiers  to  whom 
the  knowledge  of  such  cases  may  come,  to  immediately  report  the 
same  to  these  Headquarters." 

The  above  orders  indicate  the  necessity  of  discipline — the  nec- 
ccssity  of  governing  and  restraining  men.  Individual  instances 
might  be  given  of  the  evils  resulting  from  lax  discipline,  often 
rendering  men  unfit  for  service,  and  not  unfrequently  resulting  in 
death. 

About  the  first  ol  February,  Colonel  Neibling  having  obtained 
leave  of  absence,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Stoughton  was  left  in  command. 

On  the  llth  of  February  he  ordered,  "Hereafter  there  will  be 
company  drill  from  9  to  11  a.  m.,  and  from  2  to  4  p.  m.  The 
skirmish  drill  will  be  part  of  the  practice  each  day,  to  be  conducted 
by  a  commissioned  officer  as  far  as  possible.  He  required  1st  sear- 
gents  at  dress  parade,  to  report  the  number  of  officers  and  privates 
present  on  parade,  the  number  of  each  on  daily  duty,  and  the 
number  sick  in  quarters. 

He  instituted  roll  call  on  returning  from  foraging,  to  detect 
stragglers.  He  re  established  camp  guard  duty,  and  made  special 
details  of  officers  with  a  view  to  its  correct  performance.  But  officers 
who  were  in  favor  of  discipline,  were  chary  in  their  efforts  to  secure 
it,  feeling  assured  they  would  not  long  be  sustained  at  headquarters. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  83 

For  this  effort,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Stoughton  was  under  ban  in  the 
regiment,  from  which  he  did  not  recover,  until  by  his  discretion  in 
marching  men,  and  his  calm,  cool  courage  at  the  battle  of  Chieka- 
mauga,  brought  out  more  fully  his  genius  and  character. 

As  was  to  have  been  expected,  on  the  return  of  Colonel  Neibling 
guard  duty  relapsed  to  its  former  condition. 

On  the  14th  of  March,  Colonel  Miller  addressed  Colonel  Neibling 
as  follows : 

COLONEL  JAMES  M.  NEIBLING, 

2\.st  Ohio   Volunteers. 

Colonel:— 

Your  attention  is  called  to  the  irregularities  in  your  command  with 
respect  to  camp  guard.  The  sentinels  at  your  camp  have  been  found  loafing 
around  camp  fires,  or  resting  upon  their  arms,  chatting  with  passers  by, 
sometimes  even  sitting  down  writing  letters. 

Officers  who  approach  your  lines  are  seldom  treated  with  the  courtesy 
due  to  rank,  and  very  few  of  your  sentinels  care  to  perform  guard  duty 
properly.  Nothing  short  of  a  complete  reformation  in  this  particular,  will 
suffice  to  give  your  command  that  appearance  of  efficiency  it  is  known  to 
possess.  Violation  of  order  No.  200  from  these  Headquarters,  with  regard  to 
kitchen  sinks  and  cast  off  clothing  and  offal,  have  also  been  noticed.  Too 
much  care  cannot  be  taken  with  respect  to  these  matters.  By  order  of 

COLONEL  JOHN  F.  MILLER, 

HENRY  M.  CIST,  Commanding  3d  Brigade. 

A.  A.  A.  G. 

This  scathing  order  produced  no  effect.  Whether  the  persistent 
course  pursued  by  Colonel  Neibling  was  solely  for  the  sake  of  popu 
larity,  is  a  matter  of  conjecture. 

At  Decherd,  Tennessee,  I  reported  to  him  for  orders  as  Officer 
of  the  Bay.  Said  he : 

"I  want  you  to  see  that  the  guards  walk  post,  and  do  their  duty 
as  soldiers."  (We  had  not  had  camp  guards  before  for  some  time.) 

"It's  of  no  use  to  try  that  Colonel,"  said  I,  "Discipline  has  gone 
down  in  this  regiment  and  can't  be  brought  up." 

"It's  got  to  be  brought  up,"  said  he. 

"But  it  can't  be  :  and  it  would  be  a  great  deal  better  not  to  try — 
not  to  have  any  camp  guards." 

"  We've  got  to  have  camp  guards,  and  we've  got  to  have 
discipline," 

"It  is  too  late,"  said  I.  "I  am  as  much  in  favor  of  discipline  as 
v  one  in  the  regiment,  ancj  am  \yilljng  to  do  my  full  3harc  jr> 


84  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

obtaining  it,  but  I  like  the  good  will  of  the  men  as  well  as  any  other 
man  in  the  regiment.  If  I  require  the  guards  to  walk  post  to-day, 
the  officer  who  succeeds  me  will  let  them  do  as  they  please,  and  the 
men  will  say,  "Old  Canfield  was  putting  on  style."  I  don't  like  that 
Colonel." 

"  Well,  I  tell  you  it's  got  to  be  done,  1  can't  stand  getting  par 
ticular  hell  from  headquarters  every  day." 

I  persisted  in  urging  against  any  attempt  at  a  proper  dis 
charge  of  guard  duty,  until  he  said:  "You  see  that  the  guards  do 
their  duty  to-day,  and  I'll  see  that  the  Officer  of  the  Guard  does  his 
duty  to-morrow,"  and  abrutly  turned  his  back  on  me,  thus  dismiss 
ing  me. 

I  then  went  to  guard  quarters,  and  afterward  visited  each  man 
of  the  first  relief  on  post,  telling  what  orders  I  had  received  from  the 
Colonel,  and  asked  them  to  help  me  out  the  best  they  could. 

Shortly  after,  two  men  were  heard  talking,  and  one  said  :  "The 
other  day  I  was  on  guard  before  the  Colonel's  tent,  and  old  Canfield 
came  along  putting  on  style,  and  said  I  must  walk  post ;  but  before 
he  was  out  of  sight,  Colonel  Jim  came  out  and  said,  "guard  I'll  be 
d — d.  if  I'd  walk  post,  come  here  and  sit  down." 

The  regiment  was  not  only  useless  on  camp  guard,  but  it  became 
careless  on  picket ;  and  there  can  scarcely  be  a  greater  fault  than 
this.  We  know  not  how  to  excuse  carelessness  on  grand  guard 
duty. 

It  is  a  mistaken  notion  that  there  are  places  were  watching  is  un 
important.  An  army  never  knows  from  what  quarter  an  enemy 
will  approach.  His  aim  is  always  to  attack  where  he  is  least  expect 
ed  ;  where  his  antagonist  is  least  ready  to  receive  him. 

There  was  one  pickst  post  near  Bacon  Creek,  that  was  thought 
to  be  less  important  than  the  others,  and  I  remember  General 
Mitchell's  greatest  vigilance  at  that  point.  Said  he,  "if  I  were  going 
to  attack  this  camp,  this  would  be  the  very  point  where  I  would 
assail  it."  For  an  army  to  be  surprised  is  disgraceful ;  and  for  it 
there  can  be  no  excuse. 

On  the  23d  of  May,  General  Negley  through  his  Adjutant 
General  addressed  Colonel  Niebling  as  follows  :  Sir,  "The  General 
Commanding  the  Division  desires  me  to  say,  that  the  frequency  of 
complaint  from  the  office  of  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Department, 
of  the  neglect  and  non-performance  of  picket  duty,  on  the  part  of  the 
officers  and  men  of  your  regiment,  demand  that  you  and  your  field 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  85 

officers  give  the  matter  your  personal  and  immediate  attention." 
This  communication  was  accompanied  by  an  order  to  arrest  a  Lieu 
tenant  of  the  regiment,  but  he  was  never  punished.  It  was  not 
known  that  any  effort  was  made  to  comply  with  the  above.  The 
contrast  between  the  letter  of  Major  Lowrie  given  above,  and  Special 
Order  No.  20,  issued  on  the  19th  of  November  by  General  Kosecrans 
on  the  report  of  A.  A.  A.  General  Ducat  already  quoted,  is  very 
great,  and  we  leave  the  reader  to  account  for  the  retrogression. 

Later  the  regiment  escaped  public  humiliation  only  by  the 
clemency  of  General  Negley. 

On  the  27th  of  August,  as  the  army  was  about  to  cross  the 
Tennessee  Kiver,  to  engage  in  a  life  or  death  struggle  with  the 
enemy,  Colonel  Neibling  was  ordered  by  General  Thomas,  to  "pro 
ceed  at  once  and  report  to  the  commanding  officer  of  Camp  Chase, 
Ohio,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  charge  of,  and  bringing  forward  all 
drafted  men  assigned  to  your  regiment,"  though  there  were  no 
drafted  men  there.  He  returned  on  the  8th  of  November  without 
bringing  a  recruit,  and  notwithstanding  the  sore  disaster  to  the 
regiment  in  the  late  battle,  in  which  two  hundred  and  sixty  five  had 
been  killed,  wounded  and  captured,  including  nearly  all  of  the  officers 
of  the  regiment,  he  was  ordered  by  General  Thomas  on  the  12th  of 
November,  "to  proceed  without  delay  to  Ohio  on  recruiting  service 
for  his  regiment,  and  report  in  person  to  the  superintendent  of 
recruiting  for  the  State,  and  by  letter  to  the  Governor.  He  will  also 
report  his  progress  in  recruiting  weekly,  by  letter  to  these  Head 
Quarters." 

In  view  of  the  disaster  to  the  regiment,  and  the  sore  need  of 
officers,  account  for  the  strange  conduct  of  General  Thomas,  who  can. 

The  departure  of  Colonel  Neibling  for  drafted  men,  left  Lieu 
tenant  Colonel  Stoughton  in  command  of  the  regiment,  ?.nd  at  Camp 
Hurricane,  Georgia,  on  the  6th  of  September,  the  following  letter 
was  addressed  to  him: 

LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  STOUGHTON  : 

SIR: — The  following  named  privates,   ,  of  the  21st  0.  V.  I.,  left 

their  post  while  on  picket  this  morning,  and  were  arrested  some  distance 
from  their  post  without  arms.  The  penalty  of  their  crime  is  death  or  a 
disgrace  its  equal.  It  is  therefore  ordered  that  the  men  have  their  heads 
shaved,  and  a  placard  marked  in  large  letters,  *  *  *  placed  upon  their 
backs,  and  that  they  be  drummed  through  the  Brigade  to  the  Rogue's  March, 
and  then  be  returned  to  duty.  *  *  *  The  parties  named  show  a  proper 
spirit  of  regret,  and  have  appealed  to  the  sympathy  and  friendship  of  Gen- 


86  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 

eral  Negley,  who  feels  for  every  soldier  of  his  command.  He  has  therefore 
referred  this  case  to  the  honorable  appreciation  of  the  21st  Keg't  Ohio  Vols. 
If  there  are  no  more  instances  *  *  *  from  this  regiment,  the  punish 
ment  of  privates ,  will  be  remitted.  By  command  of 

MAJOR  GENERAL  NEGLEY. 
JAMES  A.  LOWRIE, 

Major  and  A.  A.  A.  G. 

The  above  was  accompanied  by  an  order  to  arrest  the  Lieuten 
ant  commanding  the  guard.  But  he  was  never  punished- 

(Of  the  men  named  by  General  Negley,  one  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  was  wounded  in  battle  and  was  honorably  discharged;  one 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  was  in  several  battles  and  was  honorably 
discharged  at  the  end  of  the  war,  and  one  served  his  full  term  of 
three  years,  was  in  several  battles,  and  honorably  discharged  before 
Atlanta,  Georgia. — MeMahan.) 

Nor  were  these  the  only  criticisms  upon  the  regiment.  On  the 
29th  of  May,  Major  Lowrie,  A.  A.  G.,  addressed  Colonel  Neibling  as 
follows  :  Sir,  I  am  directed  by  the  General  commanding  to  call 
your  attention  to  the  fact,  that  a  number  of  the  arms  exchanged  this 
morning,  were  imperfect  and  very  dirty  ;  clearly  indicating  unpar 
donable  neglect  on  the  part  of  the  officers,  whose  duty  it  is  to  see 
that  the  arms  are  kept  in  proper  order.  This  is  so  flagrant  a  case  of 
carelessness  and  inattention  on  your  part,  in  not  compelling  proper 
attention  to  this  important  duty,  that  he  deems  it  necessary  to 
officially  caution  you.  to  avoid  the  consequences  of  a  similar  offense 
in  the  future." 

Again,  on  the  31st  of  July,  Captain  Lord,  Inspector  of  the  Third 
(our)  Brigade,  2d  Division,  made  the  following  report  to  Head 
quarters,  14th  Army  Corps:  "In  neatness  of  company  books  and 
papers,  I  have  reported  the  21st  Ohio  as  poorest ;  as  they  have  failed 
to  make  the  quarterly  returns  of  clothing,  camp  and  garrison 
equipage  to  the  Quartermaster  General,  U.  S.  A.,  required  by  exist 
ing  orders;  otherwise  the  condition  of  the  books  is  very  much  the 
same." 

This  report  was  referred,  by  order  of  the  Commanding  General, 
to  Colonel  Sirwell,  commanding  brigade,  "For  attention  and  action," 
and  by  him  to  "the  commanding  officer  of  the  21st  Ohio  for  com 
pliance." 

Colonel  McMahan  says,  "One  of  the  consequences  of  this  miser 
able  book-keeping  was,  that  the  final  statements  of  forty-seven  of 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  87 

the  men,  who  were  killed  at  Stone's  Kiver,  or  died  about  that  time, 
were  not  forwarded  to  Washington,  until  the  regiment  settled  down 
in  camp  at  Savannah,  Georgia,  two  years  afterward ;  and  no  doubt, 
the  friends  of  these  men,  who  were  entitled  to  their  arrears  of  pay 
and  allowances,  wondered  why  they  could  not  procure  a  settlement 
with  less  trouble  and  delay." 

I  have  been  thus  particular  to  show  the  necessity  of  discipline, 
and  the  criticisms  upon  the  officers  of  the  regiment  for  want  of  it, 
because  it  is  a  part  of  its  history.  Its  short  comings  and  faults,  are 
as  much  a  part  of  its  history  as  its  patient  endurance  of  the  fatigues 
of  the  march,  its  exposures  to  storms,  its  lonely  vigils  on  picket,  or 
its  perils  and  invincible  courage  on  the  field  of  battle. 

The  equanimity  of  Colonel  Neiblmg  was  little,  if  at  all,  disturb 
ed  by  the  criticisms  and  chidings  of  his  superior  officers;  he  was 
immensely  popular  with  the  men,  and  firmly  established  in  their 
estimation,  he  felt  secure.  He  was  their  ideal  of  a  soldier.  As  a 
testimonial  of  their  regard,  in  May  following  the  battle  of  Stone's 
Elver,  they  presented  him  with  an  elegant  sword  and  pair  of  spurs. 
These  were  presented  on  the  27th  of  May,  by  George  W.  Watson,  of 
Company  A.  The  presentation  speech  and  Colonel  Neibling's  reply 
were  published,  and  a  copy  presented  by  Mrs.  Neibling  to  each 
survivor  of  the  regiment  at  the  reunion  of  the  regiment  in  Septem 
ber  1891. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 


SUTLER    EVIL-MAN     IN    THE    GUARD    HOUSE— INQUIRY     BY      GENERAL 

ROSECRANS— COUNCIL    OF    ADMINISTRATION    CONVENED— TAX 

LEVIED-CHANGE  OF  SUTLER-FINAL    DISTRIBUTION 

OF  FUNDS. 


The  lack  of  discipline  in  the  regiment,  was  the  main  cause  of 
the  investigation  of  the  manner  in  which  the  sutler  had  carried  on 
business  in  the  regiment. 

Early  in  the  morning  of  the  27th  of  March,  I  heard  the  sutler 
had  had  some  boots  stolen,  and  that  one  of  my  men  was  in  the 
guard  house  for  not  watching  the  sutler's  tent. 

Taking  a  lieutenant  with  me,  I  repaired  to  Headquarters, 
where  something  like  the  following  conversation  ensued  : 

"Colonel,  I  hear  one  of  my  men  is  in  the  guard  house.  May  I 
ask  what  the  charge  against  him  is  ?" 

"He  didn't  watch  the  sutler's  tent,  and  there  was  a  lot  of  boots 
stolen." 

"He  was  under  no  obligation  to  watch  the  sutler's  tent,  and  I 
would  like  to  have  him  released." 

"By  G — d,  I'll  let  him  know  he  was  under  obligation  to  watch 
it.  I'm  going  to  have  him  court  martialed." 

"No.  The  men  are  under  no  obligation  to  watch  his  tent.  The 
sutler  is  entitled  to  no  protection  whatever.  Regulations  provide 
that  the  men  are  first  entitled  to  protection  from  the  sutler.  They 
provide  what  he  may  and  may  not  sell;  that  a  list  of  prices  shall  be 
fixed  to  his  goods  and  posted  in  a  conspicuous  place  in  his  establish 
ment;  that  he  shall  pay  a  per  capita  tax,  to  constitute  a  regimental 
fund.  None  of  this  has  ever  been  done.  A  Council  of  Administra 
tion  has  never  been  convened  in  the  regiment.  The  sutler  has  been 
permitted  to  sell  what  he  pleased,  and  you  and  I  know,  that  he  has 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  89 


sold  goods  at  unheard-of-prices,  and  several  times,  camp  guards  have 
been  put  on  expressly  to  compel  men  to  trade  with  our  sutler,  when 
if  they  had  been  permitted  to  go  to  some  other  sutler,  they  could 
have  bought  goods  at  reasonable  prices.  The  sutler  is  entitled  to  no 
protection  whatever.  When  the  men  are  protected,  I  am  in  favor  of 
protecting  the  sutler,  but  not  till  then.  I  would  like  to  have  my 
man  released  and  permitted  to  go  to  his  quarters." 

The  man  was  released.  I  then  went  to  the  Sanitary  Commis 
sion  Agent  at  Murfreesboro,  and  stated  to  him  how  sutling  had  been 
carried  on  in  the  regiment,  and  asked  his  assistance  in  having  it 
righted. 

He  directed  me  to  make  a  written  statement  of  the  facts,  as  I 
had  related  them  to  him,  get  a  few  of  the  line  officers  to  sign  it,  and 
bring  it  to  him,  and  he  would  attend  to  it.  Every  line  officer  in 
camp  signed  the  statement,  and  the  agent  forwarded  it  to  Depart 
ment  Headquarters.  The  next  day  a  General  Order  was  issued, 
calling  for  a  report  of  the  conduct  of  sutler's  establishments ;  whether 
Councils  of  Administration  were  regularly  convened,  and  prices 
fixed  to  sutler's  goods,  etc.  This  was  followed  by  an  order  to  con- 
venene  Councils  of  Administration,  in  regiments  and  batteries  where 
regulations  had  not  been  complied  with,  and  the  result  was  the 
following: 

HEADQUARTERS  2lST  REGIMENT,  O.  V.  I.  I 

Murfeesboro,  Tenn,,  March  30, 1863. 
GENERAL  ORDERS  ) 
No.  17.  / 

A  council  of  administration  is  hereby  ordered  to  consist  of  the  follow 
ing  named  officers 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  Dwella  M.  Stoughton. 

Major,  George  F.  Walker. 
Captain,  Arnold  McMahan. 

It  will  be  the  duty  of  the  Council,  to  investigate  the  books  and  papers, 
regulate  the  prices,  and  prescribe  such  necessaries,  and  articles  which  the 
sutler  may  be  required  to  keep  on  hand.  The  Council  will  meet  at  their 
earliest  possible  convenience.  The  junior  member  will  record  the  proceed 
ings,  and  report  the  same  to  these  headquarters,  as  required  by  Article  XXI, 
Revised  Army  Regulations. 

By  order  of 

JAMES  M.  NIEBLING, 

Colonel  Commanding. 
EDWARD  L.  BAIRD, 

Lieutenant  and  Ajutant. 

In  obedience  to  the  above  order,  a  council  of  administration  met 
at  the  Headquarters  of  the  21st  Eegiment  Ohio  Vols.,  on  the  31st 


90  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 


day  of  March,  1863,  tit  nine  o'clock  A.  M.     The    council  consisted  of 
the  following  officers  who  were  present : 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  Dwella  M.  S  to  ugh  ton. 
Major,  George  F.  Walker. 
Captain,  Arnold  McMahan 
The  following  order  was  issued  : 

ROOMS  COUNCIL  ADMINISTRATION,  CAMP  21sT  RRG'T.  O.  V.  I.  \ 
March  31st,  1863  / 

I.  MARIENTHAL,  Sutler  21st  Reg't.  0.  V.  L: 

You  will  report  to  this  Council  of  Administration  immediately,  bringing 
with  you  all  the  books  and  papers  necessary  for  a  proper  settlement  of  your 
accounts.     A  copy  of  the  order  convening  this  council  is  enclosed. 
By  order  of 

D.  M.  STOUGHTON, 

Lieut-  Col.  and  President  of  the  Board. 
A.  McMAHAN. 

Copt,  and  Recorder. 

In  obedience  to  said  order,  I.  Marienthal  reported  in  person,  and 
from  him  the  council  ascertained  the  following:  That  the  said  I. 
Marienthal,  had  no  other  authority  to  suttle  in  the  21st  Regiment, 
O.  V,  I.,  than  a  letter  of  appointment  from  Col.  Jesse  S.  Norton, 
formerly  of  said  regiment,  of  which  the  following  is  a  copy: 

Cincinnati,  October  1st,  1863. 
ISRAEL  MARIENTHAL. 

DEAR  SIR: — You  are  hereby  appointed  sutler  to  the  21st  Regiment  Ohio 
Volunteers,  U.  S.  A.,  and  will  forthwith  prepare  to  march  with  the  command, 
now  under  marching  orders,  for  October  2d,  at  12  o'clock,  at  noon  of  that  day. 
Notice  of  your  appointment  has  been  forwarded  to  the  Governor  of  this  State. 

(Signed,) 

JESSE  S.  NORTON, 

Col.  Com.  21st  Reg't.,  0.  V.  U.  S.  A. 

The  said  I.  Marienthal  informed  the  council,  that  he  kept  no 
books  or  papers,  concerning  his  transactions  as  sutler  for  the  21st 
Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers,  and  that  he,  the  said  I.  Marienthal, 
always  regulated  his  own  tariff  of  prices  for  the  goods  he  sold  to  the 
officers  and  men  of  the  said  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers.  He 
states  to  the  council  further,  that  he  never  was  required  to  submit 
his  books,  other  papers,  or  bills  of  purchase  to  any  council  of 
administration,  since  he  commenced  sutling  for  the  21st  Regiment 
Ohio  Volunteers.  The  council  then  adjourned  until  April  1st,  at 
nine  o'clock  A.  M. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  91 


COUNCIL  ROOMS,  21sT  REG'T  O.  V.  I. 
April  1st,  1863. 

The  Council  met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  All  the  members  were 
present  as  yesterday.  The  council  having  under  consideration  the  case  of 
I.  Marienthal,  sutler,  as  per  General  Order  No.  17  from  Regimental  Head 
quarters,  sent  for  him  and  he  being  before  the  council  stated  as  follows,  to 
wit:  That  he,  Israel  Marienthal,  sutler,  never  paid  any  tax  or  assessment, 
authorized  by  a  council  of  administration  of  the  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Volun 
teers.  He  says  he  never  paid  any  money  toward  a  Regimental  or  Post  fund. 
He  states  further  that  he  never  paid  any  money  directly  for  his  privilege  to 
suttle  in  the  21st  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteers,  but  that  indirectly,  that  privilege 
cost  him  about  two  thousand  dollars  ($2000.00). 
The  following  order  had  been  issued  : 

ROOMS  COUNCIL  OF  ADMINSTRATION,  CAMP  21  ST  REG'T.  OHIO  VOLS, 
March  31st,  1863. 

EEDWABD  L.  BAIRD,  Lieut,  and  Adj't.,  2lst  Reg't.  Ohio  Voh: 

You  will  furnish  to  the  council  of  administration  immediately,  a  state 
ment  showing  the  number  of  men  present  with  the  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Vols., 
during  each  month  from  the  1st  day  of  October,  1831,  to  include  the  3 1st  day 
of  March,  1863.  A  copy  of  the  order  convening  this  council  is  enclosed. 

By  order  of 

D.  M.  STOUGHTON, 

Lieut.  Col.  and  President  of  the  Board. 
ARNOLD  McMAHAN, 

Capt.  and  Recorder. 

In  obedience  to  the  above  order,  the  following  statement  was 
recei\7ed,  to  wit: 

HEADQUARTSRS  2IsT  REGIMENT,  OHIO  VOLUNTEERS.  \ 
Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  March  31st,  1863.  / 

ARNOLD  MCMAHAN,  Capt.  and  Rec.,  of  Council  of  Administration: 

SIR  :  In  obedience  to  your  order  of  this  day,  I  have  the  honor  to  sub 
mit  the  following  report,  it  being  the  number  of  officers  and  men  present  with 
the  regiment  at  the  end  of  each  month,  from  October  1st,  1861,  to  March  31st, 
1863,  except  for  the  months  of  October  and  November  1861.  Of  these  two 
months  I  have  no  record,  therefore  have  made  them  the  same  as  December 
1861,  which  I  think  a  low  estimate. 
October,  1861, 760  men.  July,  1862,  ...  742  men. 


November, 
December, 


January,       1862, 794  October, 


February, 
March, 
April, 
May, 

June, 


760  August, 

760      "  September, 


724 
.  726 
.  712 
.  779 
.  696 
717  "  January,  1863, 608 


718  November, 

748      "  December, 


707      "  February, 

740      "  March, 


593 
619 


Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 
EDWARD  L.  BAIRD, 

Lieut,  and  Adj't.,  21st  0.  V.  L 


92  HISTORY  TWENTY- FIRST  REGIMENT 

For  the  eighteen  months  mentioned  in  the  above  statement,  the  council 
finds  the  aggregate  number  of  men  present,  to  be  twelve  thousand  nine 
hundred  and  three;  (12,908),  and  does  therefore  order,  that  I.  Marienthal, 
sutler  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers,  pay  a  tax  of  ten  (10)  cents  per  month, 
for  each  officer  and  soldier  present  with  the  regiment,  from  October  1st,  1861, 
to  March  31st,  1863,  and  the  council  finds  the  aggregate  amount  assessed,  to 
be  one  thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety  dollars,  and  thirty  cents,  ($1,290.30) 
Which  amount,  I.  Marienthal,  is  ordered  to  pay  to  the  Post  or  Regimental 
treasurer,  of  the  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers. 

LIEUT.  COL.  D.  M.  STOUGHTON. 

President  of  Council. 
ARNOLD  MCMAHAN, 

Capt.  and  Recorder. 

ROOMS  COUNCIL  OP  ADMINISTRATION  21sT  REG'T  OHIO  VOLS.,  ) 
Murfreesboro,  Term.,  April  7,  1863.  j 

JAMES  M.  NEIBLING,  Col.  Com. 

SIR  :  The  council  have  reviewed  the  proceedings  heretofore  had,  in 
regard  to  Israel  Marienthal,  sutler  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers,  and  are  of 
the  opinion,  that  the  proceedings  are  correct ;  and  that  the  tax  assessed  is  not 
too  great.  The  council  refuse  to  consider  the  bad  debts  made  by  the  sutler. 

Very  respectfully, 

A.  McMAHAN, 
Capt.  2lst  Reg't.  Ohio  Vols.,  and  Recorder  for  Council. 

ROOMS  COUNCIL  OP  ADMINISTATION,  21sT.  REG'T  O.  V.  I.  \ 
June  12,  1863.  / 

To  Commanding  Officer  21st  Reg't.  Ohio  Vols., 

SIR:  The  council  of  adminstration  has  again  re-considered  the  case  of 
I.  Marienthal,  sutler,  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers.  The  council  has  re 
solved,  that  the  said  I.  Marienthal,  shall  pay  to  the  regimental  treasurer  of 
said  regiment,  five  hundred  dollars,  ($500.00),  as  a  fund  for  the  regiment. 
Also  that  he  shall  quit  all  claim  to  debts  contracted  of  him  by  the  enlisted 
men  of  said  regiment,  during  the  term  of  sutling.  Also,  that  the  debts  due 
by  the  enlisted  men  of  said  regiment,  be  considered  the  balance  due  to  the 
regimental  fund,  to  be  disposed  of  as  may  hereafter  be  deemed  proper. 

LIEUT.  COL.  D.  M.  STOUGHTON, 

President  of  Council. 

A.  McMAHAN, 

Capt.  and  Recorder 

On  the  1st  of  April,  1863,  Israel  Marienthal  was  succeeded  by 
Thomas  Richards  as  sutler,  and  on  the  28th  of  August  following,  a 
Council  of  Admistration,  consisting  of  Captains  Canfield,  Cusac  and 
Caton,  was  convened  at  Cave  Spring,  Alabama, 

Richards  was  taxed  two  hundred  (200)  dollars  for  the  privilege 
of  sutling  from  the  1st  of  April  to  the  31st  of  August,  1863. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  93 


Capt.  Charles  W.  Allen,  of  Co.  D,  was  chosen  regimental 
treasurer. 

He  loaned  several  sums,  but  by  what  authority  is  not  known, 
or  whether  they  were  ever  collected. 

It  will  be  of  no  avail  to  trace  the  history  of  sutling  in  the  regi 
ment  further.  I  will  add  however,  that  after  Colonel  McMahan 
took  command  of  the  regiment,  sutlers  tax  and  regimental  fund  receiv 
ed  due  consideration,  and  just  before  the  regiment  was  mustered  out, 
the  balance  in  the  hands  of  the  regimental  treasurer  was  divid 
ed  among  the  companies,  according  to  the  number  of  men  then  pre 
sent  with  the  command,  as  follows : 

Field  and  Staff.    2  men  present, $  2.98 

Company  A.       29     "  "         43.14 

B.  27     "  "         40.16 

C.  28     «  «        41.65 

D.  28     «  «         41.65 

E.  27     "  "         40.16 

F.  36     "  5355 

G.  27     <:  "         40.16 

H.       19     "  u        28.28 

"  I.       20     "  "         29.77 

K.       21     «  «  31.25 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


SIGNS    OF    ACTIVITY— EXPEDITION    TO    SALEM— FLOUNDERING    IN      THE 
MUD— EQUIPPED    WITH    COLT'S    REVOLVING    RIFLES— GENERAL 
ROSECRANS  AS  AN  ORGANIZER  AND  DISCIPLINARIAN- 
PREPARING    TO    MOVE    ON     THE    TULLAHOMA 
CAMPAIGN. 


At  3:30  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  the  10th  of  March,  the  regi 
ment  was  ordered  "to  prepare  three  days  rations  immediately,  and 
get  ready  to  march."  It  had  rained  hard  all  day,  and  the  rain  was 
still  falling  in  torrents,  when  the  regiment  started  at  five  o'clock. 

We  were  being  sent  to  support  General  Granger,  who  was  at 
Readyville,  and  threatened  by  the  enemy.  The  road  over  which  we 
were  to  travel,  had  been  badly  cut  up  with  heavy  army  wagons  and 
artillery.  Night  set  in  early,  and  the  men  went  floundering  through 
the  mud — into  holes  knee  deep — a  short  space  of  solid  ground  and  a 
plunge  into  another  pool  of  mud,  and  so  on  for  six  miles.  Reaching 
our  destination  at  ten  o'clock,  the  rain  having  ceased,  we  soon  had 
bright  fires  of  rails,  and  set  about  preparing  for  rest.  The  writer 
procured  two  rails,  laid  one  end  of  them  on  a  stump,  placing  them  so 
near  together  as  not  to  let  him  fall  through  between  them,  and  with 
some  dry  cornstalks  laid  across  for  a  pillow,  he  slept  soundly.  We 
remained  there  three  days,  sent  out  scouts  in  various  directions,  and 
meeting  no  rebels,  returned  to  camp.  No  one  who  participated  in 
the  march  to  Salem,  will  ever  forget  it. 

From  the  time  of  assuming  command  of  the  Department  of  the 
Cumberland,  General  Rosecrans  felt  the  great  need  of  cavalry. 

In  this  arm  of  the  service  the  rebels  greatly  outnumbered  the 
Union  army,  which  enabled  them  to  strike  successfully  unguarded 
points,  and  being  among  friends  they  were  never  at  a  loss  to  find 
weak  garrJ60fl8?  which  they  could  easily  overcome,  and  4o 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  95 

damage  to  railroads  and  bridges  in  a  short  time,  and  leave  on  the 
approach  of  infantry,  to  strike  a  successful  blow  at  some  other  point. 

In  the  summer  of  1863,  sixteen  thousand  troops  out  of  forty-one 
thousand  were  employed  to  protect  the  communications  of  the  Army 
of  the  Cumberland,  and  these  were  found  insufficient.  It  was 
estimated  that  it  required  three  infantry  to  guard  against  one 
cavalryman.  As  a  pursuing  force,  infantry  against  cavalry  was 
useless.  Notwithstanding  his  importunities  for  cavalry,  he  fought 
the  battle  of  Stone's  River  with  the  odds  largely  against  him,  which 
resulted  in  the  destruction  of  trains  at  Lavergne,  and  between 
Nashville  and  Murfreesboro,  not  only  of  immense  value,  but  of 
immediate  necessity  for  the  subsistence  of  his  army. 

Receiving  a  consignment  of  Revolving  rifles  from  Washington, 
the  21st  Ohio  was  selected  to  receive  them.  We  were  to  be  furnished 
horses,  and  serve  as  cavalry,  sharp-shooters  or  infantry,  as  occasion 
might  require.  On  the  llth  of  April  the  regiment  went  to  Nashville 
to  procure  horses,  but  returned  on  the  13th  without  them.  On  the 
26th  of  May,  eight  companies  exchanged  Springfield  rifled  muskets 
for  Colt's  revolving  rifles,  and  Companies  A  and  B  were  given 
Enfield  rifles. 

This  change  in  arms  was  opportune  if  not  Providential,  as  with 
out  them,  it  is  hardly  possible  the  regiment  could  have  repulsed  the 
first  charge  made  on  it  at  Chickamauga,  in  which  case,  the  enemy 
would  have  gained  General  Thomas'  rear,  which  would  have  resulted 
in  the  dispersion  or  capture  of  his  corps. 

It  may  not  be  uninteresting  to  notice  the  change  of  sentiment 
that  had  taken  place  in  the  army,  between  our  first  and  second 
occupancy  of  Murfreesboro.  In  the  spring  of  1802,  while  there 
under  General  Mitchell,  we  formed  the  acquaintance  of  a  wealthy 
planter  living  near  Murfreesboro,  and  he  spoke  several  times  of  how 
gentlemanly  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  northern  army  were; 
saying,  "Our  property  is  safe,  nothing  is  disturbed — you  all  treat  us 
better  than  our  own  army  did."  He  was  warned  that  he  would  tell  a 
different  story  if  we  were  compelled  to  pass  over  the  country  a 
second  time. 

Some  days  after  the  battle,  several  officers  of  the  regiment  con 
cluded  to  call  on  him,  and  sec  how  he  felt.  He  came  in  shortly  after 
their  arrival,  greeted  them  cordially,  and  readily  engaged  in  conver 
sation,  but  not  on  the  topic  uppermost  in  his  mind.  Abruptly 
changing  the  subject  he  said,  "I  don't  know  what  we  are  going  to  do, 


9G  HISTORY  TWENTY  FIRST  REGIMENT 

I  reckon  you  all  are  going  to  starve  us  to  death.  I  have  protection 
for  this  little  (picket)  fence  about  my  house ;  except  this,  every  stick 
of  fencing  I  have  in  the  world  is  burnt  up,  and  I  have  no  timber  to 
make  any  more.  I  can't  make  any  crops  and  I  shant  try.  It's  of 
no  use." 

He  was  reminded  of  the  kind  treatment  they  received  on  our 
first  coming,  and  how  this  was  repaid  with  insults  to  the  sick,  when 
Forrest  captured  the  place  the  proceeding  summer,  and  by  the  abuse 
of  prisoners  captured  during  the  31st  of  December,  when  they 
thought  General  Rosecrans  was  beaten,  and  his  army  in  retreat.  He 
was  reminded  of  the  army  keeping  the  negroes  on  the  plantations; 
that  they  raised  good  crops,  that  went  to  feed  Bragg's  army,  and  he 
was  told  we  had  come  now  to  conquer  the  country. 

When  we  first  occupied  the  town  a  guard  wras  stationed  near  a 
house.  A  lady  one  day  asked  the  brigade  officer  of  the  day  :  "Will 
you  be  so  kind  as  to  have  these  men  removed?  I  am  afraid  they 
will  injure  my  shrubbery."  After  the  battle  of  Stone  River  this 
house  was  found  vacant.  It  was  not  long  till  the  frame  only  was 
standing.  Fence,  shrubbery,  all  else,  had  disappeared,  and  the  frame 
followed  shortly. 

It  was  not  long  after  the  battle,  until  it  was  said  there  was  not  a 
fence  rail  within  five  miles  of  Murfreesboro.  They  had  been  hauled 
to  camps  for  firewood. 

As  an  organizer  and  disciplinarian  General  Rosecrans  had  few 
equals.  During  the  stay  of  the  army  at  Murfreesboro  he  dismissed 
a  large  number  of  officers  for  various  offenses  and  misdemeanors, 
by  authority  conferred  on  him  by  the  War  Department,  and  by  drills 
and  frequent  inspections,  labored  to  bring  the  discipline  of  his  troops 
to  a  high  standard.  In  all  these  the  regiment  participated,  bayonet 
exercises,  squad,  company,  regimental,  brigade,  division  and  corps 
drills.  The  nearness  and  activity  of  the  enemy  made  strong  escorts 
necessary  in  foraging,  and  the  regiment  often  wTent  on  these  expedi 
tions.  Large  fatigue  details  were  often  called  for,  and  frequently  for 
days  together  the  regiment  furnished  from  one  hundred  to  one  hun 
dred  and  fifty  men  for  this  duty,  so  that  there  was  not  much  time  to 
plot  mischief  or  breed  home-sickness. 

While  here  shelter  tents  were  given  the  men  in  place  of  Wall  or 
Sibley  tents.  Each  man  was  given  a  piece  of  muslin  large  enough  to 
cover  him.  This  had  buttons  on  one  side  and  button  holes  on  the 
other;  and  two  of  these  buttoned  together,  a-nct  strotcfyecl  on 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  97 


poles  as  they  could  get,  made  shelter  for  two  men.  The  men  called 
them  dog  tents.  The  first  night  they  occupied  them,  a  part  of  the 
time  was  spent  making  the  night  hideous  with  the  barking  and 
howling  of  dogs.  It  is  doubtful  whether  a  dog  or  puppy  of  any  age, 
size  or  breed,  ever  made  a  noise  that  was  not  imitated  on  that  occa 
sion,  and  most  of  the  barks,  howls  and  growls  would  have  been  hard 
to  distinguish  from  genuine. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

THE  TULLAHOMA  CAMPAIGN— DESCRIPTION  OF   THE  COUNTRY— LIBERTY, 

HOOVER    AND    GUY'S    GAPS— CHASING    REBELS— EVACUATION 

OF  TULLAHOMA— REBELS  RETREAT   ACROSS   ELK 

RIVER-FOURTH  OF  JULY-IN  CAMP  AT 

DECHERD  STATION-CLOSE  OF 

THE  CAMPAIGN. 


Several  days  before  starting  on  the  Tullahoma  campaign,  General 
Thomas  issued  an  order  for  the  men  to  have  eight  days'  rations  in 
their  knapsacks,  and  forty  rounds  of  ammunition  in  their  cartridge 
boxes,  and  be  prepared  to  march  at  a  minute's  warning.  A  captain 
with  his  company  each  in  marching  order,  with  cartridge  box  and  gun, 
knapsack,  haversack,  shelter  tent  and  blanket,  marched  to  corps 
headquarters  for  the  General  to  inspect  the  loads.  The  General  said 
he  did  not  think  the  whole  would  make  so  heavy  a  load,  and  the 
order  was  modified. 

Without  previous  warning,  at  9  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the 
24th  of  June,  we  received  orders  to  strike  tents.  Troops  had  been 
marching  out  on  the  Manchester  pike  all  the  morning,  but  the  21st, 
having  been  designated  as  rear  guard,  did  not  get  started  until  3 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 

Stone's  River  and  Elk  River  valleys  are  separated  by  a  range  of 
high  hills,  through  which  are  three  gorges  or  gaps,  called  Liberty, 
Hoover  and  Guy's  Gaps.  These  gaps  afforded  strong  positions  for 
defense,  and  were  occupied  by  the  enemy.  General  McCook's  20th 
Corps  moved  out  on  the  Liberty  pike.  Bragg,  anticipating  an 
advance  by  Liberty  Gap,  had  prepared  to  defend  it,  and  greater 
resistance  was  encountered  in  this  than  in  either  of  the  other  gaps. 
McCook  drove  the  enemy  half  way  through  the  gap  the  24th,  and 
bivouacked  for  the  night.  The  next  day  several  attempts  were 
made  to  drive  back  his  force,  but  the  enemy  failed  in  each.  General 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  99 

Thomas'  14th  Corps  encountered  the  enemy  seven  miles  from  Mur- 
freesboro.  General  Wilder  attacked  them  with  his  brigade  of  cavalry 
and  drove  them  three  miles,  entirely  through  Hoover's  Gap,  and 
took  position  on  the  south  side.  Several  attempts  were  made  to  dis 
lodge  him,  but  he  maintained  his  position  until  the  arrival  of  reen- 
forcements,  when  the  enemy  retired.  The  least  resistance  was  made 
to  General  Crittenden's  21st  Corps,  at  Guy's  Gap.  The  regiment 
marched  as  above  stated,  and  coming  up  at  10  o'clock,  was  put  on 
pickets  for  the  night.  The  next  day  the  army  moved,  but  such  was 
the  resistance,  it  only  made  four  miles,  the  21st  still  rear  guard. 
Friday  was  a  repetition  of  Thursday's  work.  General  Thomas 
offered  battle  at  Beech  Grove,  which  was  declined  by  the  enemy. 
Saturday  morning  at  6  o'clock  the  21st  Ohio  started  in  pursuit  of 
rebels  on  a  road  to  the  right  of  the  pike.  The  way  was  strewn  with 
quilts,  blankets  and  other  hindrances  to  rapid  marching.  We  were 
unable  to  overtake  them,  and  after  following  four  or  five  miles,  we 
turned  back  and  followed  the  main  body  to  Manchester,  where  we 
arrived  at  11  p.  m.,  thirty -one  miles  from  Murfreesboro,  completely 
fagged  out.  Several  of  the  regiment  fell  out  and  came  to  us  the 
next  day. 

Sunday,  June  28th,  we  remained  at  Manchester.  General 
Thomas  sent  a  force  of  cavalry  to  destroy  the  railroad  south  of  Talla- 
homa.  They  struck  the  road  at  Decherd,  destroyed  the  depot  and 
water  tank,  and  tore  up  considerable  track ;  but  on  the  appearance 
of  an  infantry  force  they  retired. 

On  the  morning  of  the  28th,  General  Thomas  ordered  that  "All 
extra  baggage  that  the  men  cannot  carry  on  their  persons,  must  be 
sent  back  with  the  trains." 

"The  wagons  will  be  inspected  before  marching,  and  all  in  excess 
of  ammunition,  forage,  officers'  necessary  apparatus  and  baggage, 
will  be  thrown  out." 

The  quartermaster  of  the  regiment  refused  to  receipt  for  stores 
turned  over  in  accordance  with  the  above  order,  and  they  were  left 
lying  on  the  ground.  Several  officers  of  the  regiment,  not  having 
been,  served  with  a  copy  of  the  order,  had  difficulty  in  settling  with 
the  ordnance  department  for  stores  left. 

At  1  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  the  29th,  the  regiment  fell  in, 
but  was  obliged  to  wail  until  3:  30,  when  it  marched  and  bivouacked 
three  miles  from  Tullahoma,  abreast  of  the  town.  On  the  morning 
of  the  30th,  news  reached  us  of  the  evacuation  of  the  town,  and  the 


100  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

21st,  on  the  left  of  General  Steedman's  brigade,  skirmished  five  miles 
to  the  front,  meeting  no  enemy.  The  next  day  at  noon,  Colonel 
Beaty's  brigade  met  the  enemy  on  the  ground  over  which  we  had 
reconnoitered,  and  we  hastened  to  his  assistance.  The  enemy  re 
treated,  the  21st  Ohio  in  pursuit.  About  5  p.  m.  the  rebels  fired  on 
us  with  a  battery,  and  retreated  across  Elk  Eiver.  We  bivouacked 
two  miles  from  the  river.  On  the  south  side  the  rebels  had  artillery 
covered  with  earth  works,  which  commanded  the  approaches  to  the 
stream.  Here  we  were  detained  until  a  force  crossed  higher  up 
stream  and  threatened  their  flank,  when  they  again  retreated.  This 
force  had  a  fight  with  the  rebel  rear  guard  two  miles  beyond  the 
river,  which  resulted  in  a  rout  of  the  enemy. 

On  the  3d  we  crossed  on  the  ruins  of  the  bridge,  and  slept  on  the 
field  already  alluded  to,  where  it  was  said  over  one  hundred  of  the 
enemy  lay  unburied,  and  at  7  p.  m.  of  the  4th  of  July,  we  reached 
the  foot  of  Cumberland  Mountain,  five  miles  beyond  Decherd  Station, 
on  the  Nashville  and  Chattanooga  Eailroad.  We  returned  to  Dech 
erd  where  we  went  into  camp  on  the  9th. 

This  closed  the  Tullahoma  campaign,  by  which  the  rebels  were 
forced  from  middle  Tennessee,  and  the  two  armies  now  occupied  the 
same  positions  they  did  the  previous  year,  before  Bragg  marched 
from  Chattanooga  for  the  invasion  of  Kentucky.  The  campaign  had 
not  been  bloodless.  The  Union  army  lost  eighty-five  killed,  four 
hundred  and  eighty-two  wounded,  and  thirteen  captured. 

We  captured  of  the  enemy  fifty- nine  officers,  one  thousand,  five 
hundred  and  seventy-five  men,  and  eleven  pieces  of  artillery.  The 
loss  of  the  enemy  in  killed  and  wounded  was  not  known. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 


REPAIRING     RAILROADS— ANXIETY      OF      THE      WAR     DEPARTMENT     TO 

POSSESS  CHATTANOOGA-URGING  ROSECRANS  TO  MOVE-REVIEW 

OP  OPERATIONS  IN  TENNESSEE-PRE-EMPTORY  ORDERS 

TO  ADVANCE. 


Our  occupation  during  our  stay  at  Decherd,  was  but  a  repeti 
tion  of  our  labors  at  Murfreesboro.  None  knew  better  than  General 
Eosecrans  the  necessity  of  having  men  employed  ;  for  idleness  always 
breeds  mischief.  Repairing  railroads,  rebuilding  and  guarding 
bridges,  gathering  forage,  and  grand  guard  duty  requiring  large 
daily  details,  and  with  these,  and  drills,  parades  and  frequent  inspec 
tions,  it  was  intended  to  keep,  not  only  the  men  of  the  21st  Ohio, 
but  the  whole  army  busy. 

While  General  Rosecrans  was  exerting  himself  to  bring  forward 
supplies,  preparatory  to  a  further  advance,  the  authorities  at  Wash 
ington  again  began  urging  him  to  move  forward  to  capture  Chat 
tanooga. 

The  possession  of  East  Tennessee  had  been  a  dominant  idea  with 
the  War  Department,  from  the  commencement  of  hostilities.  It 
was  thought  that  with  this  territory  in  our  possession,  it  would  be 
difficult  for  Lee  to  subsist  his  army.  The  possession  of  East  Tenn 
essee  was  looked  upon  as  of  more  vital  importance  to  the  Confederacy 
than  Richmond. 

President  Lincoln  early  remarked,  "If  Knoxville  could  be  taken, 
it  would  break  the  back  bone  of  the  rebellion."  General  Thomas 
was  anxious  to  march  on  the  place  in  the  fall  of  1861,  but  circum 
stances  forbade  it.  On  assuming  command  of  the  Army  of  the 
Cumberland,  General  Buell  was  urged  to  take  possession  of  East 
Tennessee,  and  when  he  marched  on  Bowling  Green  and  Nashville, 
in  February,  1862,  he  did  it  in  opposition  to  the  wishes  and  instruc- 


102  iflSTORY    TWENTY-FIRST    REGIMENT 

tionfl  of  the  War  Department.  After  the  memorable  siege  of  Corinth, 
when  he  was  about  to  march  toward  Chattanooga,  he  wished  to  go 
through  middle  Tennessee  to  McMinnville,  making  Nashville  with 
its  water  connection  and  shorter  line  of  railroad,  his  base,  but  it  will 
be  remembered  that  General  Halleck,  then  in  command  of  the  armies 
in  the  west,  ordered  him  to  repair  the  Memphis  and  Charleston  road, 
and  make  that  his  line  of  supply  and  advance. 

Deeming  it  injudicious  to  depend  for  supplies  on  a  railroad 
running  two  hundred  miles  beside  territory  held  and  occupied  by 
the  eneiry,  and  believing  in  the  superior  advantages  of  Nashville  as 
a  base,  General  Buell  persisted  in  repairing  the  roads  from  the  latter 
place  to  Stevenson ;  one  by  way  of  Decatur  and  Huntsville,  the 
other  by  Murfreesboro  and  Tullahoma,  while  in  obedience  to  General 
Halleck's  order,  he  was  repairing  the  Memphis  and  Charleston  road. 
Delayed  by  these  labors,  General  Halleck  telegraphed  General 
Buell  from  Corinth,  on  the  8th  of  July,  1862:  "The  President  tele 
graphs  that  your  progress  is  not  satisfactory,  and  that  you  should 
move  more  rapidly.  The  long  time  taken  by  you  to  reach  Chatta 
nooga,  will  enable  the  enemy  to  anticipate  you  by  concentrating  a 
larger  force  to  meet  you.  I  communicate  his  views,  hoping  that 
your  movements  hereafter  will  be  so  rapid  as  to  remove  all  cause  of 
complaint,  whether  well  founded  or  not."  To  this  General  Buell 
replied  from  Huntsville  on  the  llth,  in  which  he  enumerated  some  of 
the  obstacles  in  the  way  of  a  rapid  advance.  One  item  is  as  follows: 
"We  consume  provisions  alone  about  100,000  pounds  daily,  which 
with  our  animals  in  their  present  condition,  it  requires  sixty  wagons 
to  carry.  *  *  *  Three  hundred  and  fifty  wagons  are  required  to 
haul  provisions  alone  over  this  gap.  (A  gap  of  twenty-two  miles.) 
To  haul  forage  over  the  same  distance,  even  at  half  rations,  would 
require  seven  hundred  wagons  more." 

To  have  these  teams  to  the  front,  would  be  indispensible  if  the 
army  were  to  be  sustained  beyond  Bridgeport. 

The  battle  of  Perryville  was  fought  on  the  8th  of  October,   1862. 

On  the  19th,  General  Hallack,  who  was  then  at  Washington, 
addressed  General  Buell  as  follows:  "Your  telegram  of  the  17th 
received  this  morning,  and  has  been  laid  before  the  President,  who 
concurs  in  my  telegram  to  you  yesterday.  The  capture  of  East 
Tennessee  should  be  the  main  object  of  your  campaign.  You  say  it 
is  the  heart  of  the  enemy's  resources. 

Make  it  the  heart  of  yours.     Your  army  can  live  there  if  the 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  103 

enemy  can.  You  must,  in  a  great  measure,  live  upon  the  country, 
paying  for  your  supplies  when  proper,  and  levying  contributions 
when  necessary.  I  am  directed  by  the  President  to  say  to  you  that 
your  army  must  enter  East  Tennessee  this  fall,  and  that  it  ought  to 
move  there  while  the  roads  are  passable.  Once  between  the  enemy 
and  Nashville,  there  will  be  no  serious  difficulty  in  reopening  your 
communications  with  that  place.  He  does  not  understand  why  we 
cannot  march  as  the  enemy  marches,  live  as  he  lives,  and  fight  as  he 
fights,  unless  we  admit  the  inferiority  of  our  troops  and  our  generals. 
Once  hold  the  valley  of  the  upper  Tennessee,  and  the  operations  in 
that  state  and  in  Kentucky  will  soon  cease." 

None  of  the  anxiety  felt  at  Washington  for  the  occupancy  of 
East  Tennessee  abated  on  General  Rosecrans  taking  command  of  the 
Army  of  the  Cumberland,  but  he  hastened  to  the  relief  of  the  garri 
son  at  Nashville.  The  battle  of  Stone's  Eiver  demonstrated  that  the 
two  armies  were  nearly  of  equal  strength  with  the  main  difference, 
persistence,  on  the  side  of  the  Federals ;  but  soon  after  the  battle  the 
importance  of  occupying  East  Tennessee  was  brought  to  his  notice, 
and  urged  as  it  had  been  on  his  predecessor.  General  Rosecrans 
telegraphed  General  Halleck  on  the  21st  of  June:  "We  ought  to 
fight  here  if  we  have  a  strong  prospect  of  winning  a  decisive  victory 
over  the  opposing  force,  and  upon  this  ground  I  shall  act.  I  shall 
be  very  careful  not  to  risk  our  last  reserve  without  a  strong  ground 
to  expect  success." 

After  the  Tallahoma  campaign  on  the  3d  of  August,  while  Gen 
eral  Rosecrans  was  devoting  all  his  energies  preparing  for  a  further 
advance,  General  Halleck  telegraphed  to  him  to  move  his  army 
across  the  Tennessee  river. 

On  the  4th  General  Rosecrans  says  in  reply:  "Your  dispatch 
ordering  me  to  move  forward  without  further  delay,  reporting  the 
movement  of  each  corps  until  I  cross  the  Tennessee  is  received."  * 
*  *  "I  wish  to  know  if  your  order  is  intended  to  take  away  my 
discretion,  as  to  the  time  and  manner  of  moving  my  troops."  To 
this  General  Halleck  replied  on  the  5th  :  "The  orders  for  the  ad 
vance  of  your  army  and  that  its  progress  be  reported  daily,  are 
imperative." 


CHAPTER  XX. 


CHICKAMAUGA  CAMPAIGN— ADVANCE  ON  CHATTANOOGA-CROSSING  THE 

MOUNTAINS— FLANK    MOVEMENT    ON  BRAGG— DESCENT  AT 

STEVEN'S  GAP— NARROW  ESCAPE  IN  McLKMORE'S 

COVE-BAILEY'S  CROSS  ROADS. 


Notwithstanding  the  order,  quoted  in  the  foregoing  chapter, 
General  Rosecrans  did  not  commence  the  movement  of  his  army 
until  the  middle  of  the  month. 

On  the  16th  of  August  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning,  the  regi- 
with  its  division  marched  from  Decherd. 

We  crossed  the  mountain  on  the  17th,  and  on  the  19th  reached 
Cave  Spring,  Alabama,  and  laid  out  a  camp.  The  only  thing  worthy 
of  note  was  the  bad  roads  encountered.  We  remained  at  Cave 
Spring  until  late  in  the  afternoon  of  the  1st  of  September,  when  we 
again  moved  forward,  crossed  the  Tennessee  on  a  pontoon  bridge  at 
Caperton's  Ferry,  at  11  p.  m.,  and  rested  a  few  miles  beyond  the 
remainder  of  the  night.  The  next  day  we  marched  to  Moore's 
Spring,  opposite  Bridgeport.  The  morning  of  the  3d  we  began  the 
ascent  of  Sand,  or  Raccoon  Mountain.  Nearly  all  day  the  3d  brigade, 
except  Captain  Alban's  Company  F,  of  the  21st  O,  was  engaged 
assisting  teams  up  the  mountain.  The  train  up,  we  moved  forward 
toward  evening  to  Warren's  sawmill,  where  we  found  Captain  Alban 
engaged  in  taking  down  the  upper  part  of  the  mill,  to  build  a  bridge 
across  a  deep  narrow  chasm,  now  the  bed  of  a  dry  stream,  in  which 
the  mill  was  situated  ;  there  being  no  eligible  crossing  either  above 
or  below.  The  lower  part  of  the  mill  was  to  serve  as  part  of  the 
bridge.  In  the  work  he  was  relieved  by  the  78th  Pa.,  who  completed 
the  bridge,  over  which  the  train  and  artillery  passed  safely. 

The  next  day  we  descended  to  Will's  Valley. 

Leaving  knapsacks,  early  in  the  morning  of  the  5th,  the  21st 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  105 

O.  and  the  78th  Pa.  regiments,  with  a  section  of  Battery  G,  1st  O. 
artillery,  started  up  the  valley  on  a  reconnoissance.  We  were 
absent  two  nights  without  meeting  the  enemy.  The  21st  took  pos 
session  of  a  mill,  ground  the  grain  on  hand  for  our  use,  returned  on 
the  morning  of  the  7th  for  knapsacks,  and  marched  to  the  foot  of 
Lookout  Mountain. 

After  a  hastily  prepared  and  hastily  eaten  breakfast,  early  in 
the  morning  of  the  8th,  the  3d  Brigade  was  deployed  up  the  moun 
tain,  to  again  assist  the  teams.  Without  a  complaint  the  men 
labored  faithfully  at  this  until  noon  of  the  9th,  when  the  teams  being 
all  up,  we  crossed  the  mountain,  and  descended  to  McLeMore's  Cove, 
in  the  valley  of  the  Chickamauga,  at  Steven's  Gap. 

General  Thomas  having  been  ordered  to  march  rapidly  to 
Lafayette,  Georgia,  General  Negley's  division  moved  early  the  next 
morning,  the  21st  in  advance,  and  Captain  Alban's  Company  F  as 
skirmishers. 

At  Bailey's  cross  roads  they  came  upon  an  outpost  of  the  enemy, 
A  spirited  skirmish  ensued,  but  the  rebels,  though  resisting  stub 
bornly,  were  steadily  pushed  back  and  driven  into  Dug  Gap,  a  deep 
narrow  pass  through  Pigeon  Mountain.  Arriving  at  the  entrance  to 
the  gap,  the  command  was  halted,  and  the  regiment  deployed  to  watch 
the  enemy.  At  evening  we  were  relieved,  permitted  to  get  supper, 
and  assigned  a  position  for  the  night.  The  next  morning  at  three 
o'clock  we  were  moved  about  a  half  mile  to  the  rear,  to  guard  against 
a  surprise.  Early  in  the  morning  the  enemy  came  through  the  gap, 
and  engaged  our  skirmishers  without  gaining  any  advantage. 

On  arrival  at  the  gap,  and  learning  that  Bragg  had  concentrated 
his  army  at  Lafayette,  General  Negley  sent  back  for  assistance,  and 
shortly  after  three  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  llth,  General  Baird 
with  his  division  marched  to  his  support.  From  information 
received,  Generals  Negley  and  Baird  were  convinced  the  enemy 
intended  to  attack  with  a  superior  force,  and  they  thought  it  prudent 
to  retire  to  Steven's  Gap. 

The  train  pulled  quietly  out,  the  21st  O.  took  a  position  near 
Widow  Davis',  with  Company  K  thrown  out  to  watch  the  approach 
from  the  south.  After  informing  the  men  that  the  enemy  was  near, 
and  ordering  them  to  watch,  and  be  ready  every  moment  for  action, 
on  visiting  the  skirmish  line  I  found  one  man  with  both  shoes  and 
socks  off  paring  his  toe  nails.  This  called  forth  pretty  strong 
language.  The  troops  past,  the  bugle  sounded  the  recall  just  in  time 


106  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

to  allow  us  to  escape  from  the  enemy,  who  were  moving  to  the 
attack.  Joining  the  regiment,  we  hastened  back  over  the  Little 
Chickamauga  creek,  and  past  the  next  position  chosen  for  defence, 
and  where  a  brigade  of  General  Baird's  division  was  posted ;  a  part 
of  it  behind  a  stone  fence.  As  the  rebels  approached,  a  well  directed 
fire  from  the  brigade  and  a  battery  made  them  recoil. 

The  battle  was  short  but  decisive.  A  gentleman  I  met  in  Chat 
tanooga  in  1881,  informed  me  that  he  saw  this  battle  at  Bailey's 
cross  roads,  and  that  the  rebels  lost  forty  killed.  He  said  he  saw 
them  buried  next  day. 

At  some  distance  to  the  rear  from  where  this  fight  occurred,  the 
21st  took  another  position,  and  when  the  troops  were  all  past, 
deployed  and  marched  back  to  the  gap,  closely  pursued  by  the 
enemy,  where  we  arrived  after  dark. 

In  this  affair,  the  1st  Division  lost  three  Rilled,  and  several 
severely  wounded. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 


CHICKAMAUGA  CONTINUED— SITUATION    OF    THE    ARMY— BRAGGS'    PLAN 

IN    DETAIL— THE    ENEMY    FOILED— ROSECRANS'    EFFORTS    TO 

CONCENTRATE  HIS  ARMY— MARCH  TO  THE  BATTLE- 

FIELD-AN  ALL  NIGHT'S  MARCH-DRIVING 

THE  ENEMY-A   NIGHT  ON 

THE    FIELD. 


When  General  Eosecrans,  in  obedience  to  orders  from  the  Wai- 
Department,  marched  across  the  Tennessee  River,  the  rebel  authori 
ties  made  preparation  for  the  certain  defence  of  Chattanooga,  know 
ing,  as  rebel  General  Hill  afterward  expressed  it,  that  the  loss  of  that 
place  meant  death  to  all  their  hopes.  For  this  purpose,  Buckner, 
from  Knoxville,  with  twenty  thousand  men,  and  Johnston,  from 
Mississippi,  with  sixteen  thousand,  were  ordered  to  join  Bragg.  It 
was  estimated  that  ten  thousand  Georgia  militia  came  to  his  assist 
ance,  and  while  crossing  the  mountain  the  writer  was  informed  by  a 
citizen,  that  all  the  prisoners  in  that  vicinity,  paroled  at  Vicksburg, 
had  been  gathered  up  by  provost  marshals  and  put  in  the  army,  and 
Longstreet  with  his  corps,  thought  to  be  invincible,  was  sent  from 
Lee's  army  to  Bragg's  assistance. 

Finding  his  communications  threatened  by  General  Eosecrans' 
advance  over  the  mountains,  Bragg  evacuated  Chattanooga  on  the 
8th  of  September.  Taking  this  as  an  indication  of  retreat,  General 
Eosecrans  ordered  a  vigorous  pursuit. 

General  Crittenden  was  ordered  to  follow  on  the  Tunnel  Hill  and 
Lafayette  roads,  General  McCook  was  sent  to  Alpine  to  cut  off  his 
retreat  on  Eome,  and  General  Thomas  was  ordered  to  move  directly 
against  him  at  Lafayette;  and  General  Negley's  advance  was  the 
initial  of  General  Thomas'  move  on  Lafayette,  by  way  of  Catlett  and 
Dug  Gaps.  Bragg,  learning  of  the  divided  condition  of  General 
Eosecrans'  army,  resolved  to  defeat  it  in  detail,  and  for  this  purpose 


108  HISTORY  TWENTY  FIRST  KEGIMENT 

on  the  9th  of  September,  the  day  we  descended  at  Stephens'  Gap,  at 
11:45  p.  m.  issued  the  following  order,  to 

"MAJOR  GENERAL  HINDMAN, 

Commanding  Division. 

"You  will  move  with  your  division  immediately  to  Davis  Cross  Roads, 
on  the  road  from  Lafayette  to  Stevens'  Gap.  At  this  point  you  will  put 
yourself  in  communication  with  the  column  of  General  Hill,  ordered  to  move 
to  the  same  point,  and  take  command  of  the  joint  forces,  or  report  to  the 
officer  of  Hill's  column,  according  to  rank.  If  in  command,  you  will  move 
upon  the  enemy,  reported  to  be  4,000  or  5,000  strong,  encamped  at  the  foot  of 
Lookout  Mountain  at  Stevens'  Gap." 

At  the  same  time,  with  orders  to  Hindman  inclosed,  he  issued 
an  order  to 

"LIEUTENANT  GENERAL  HILL, 

Commanding  Corps. 

"You  will  send  or  take,  as  your  judgment  dictates,  Cleburne's  Division 
to  unite  with  General  Hindman  at  Davis'  Cross  Roads,  to-morrow  morning. 
Hindman  starts  at  12  o'clock  to-night,  and  has  13  miles  to  make.  The  com 
mander  of  the  column  thus  united  will  move  upon  the  enemy  encamped  at 
the  foot  of  Stevens'  Gap,  said  to  be  4,000  or  5,000.  If  unforseen  circumstances 
should  prevent  your  movement,  notify  Hindman.  A  cavalry  force  should 
accompany  your  column.  Hindman  has  none.  Open  communication  with 
Hindman  with  your  cavalry  in  advance  of  the  junction.  He  marches  on  the 
road  from  Dr.  Anderson's  to  Davis'  Cross  Roads." 

Hill  replied  that  "the  movement  required  of  him  was  impractic 
able,  as  Cleburne  was  sick,  and  both  Dug  and  Catlett's  Gaps  had 
been  so  blocked  by  felling  timber  that  it  would  take  24  hours  to 
remove." 

At  8  a.  m.,  on  the  10th,  Bragg  ordered  Buckner,  then  at  Ander 
son's,  to  "execute  without  delay  the  order  issued  to  General  Hill." 
Hindman  and  Buckner's  forces  united  the  afternoon  of  the  10th, 
three  or  four  miles  from  Davis'  Cross  Koads,  and  Hindman  sent  a 
courier  to  Bragg  suggesting  a  change  of  plan.  To  this  Bragg 
replied  on  the  10th,  at  midnight,  (having  learned  that  General 
Negley  was  in  the  vicinity  of  Dug  Gap),  "Attack  and  force  your 
way  through  the  enemy  to  this  point  at  the  earliest  hour  that  you 
can  see  him  in  the  morning."  And  to  insure  success  he  dispatched 
Cleburne  and  Breckenridge's  divisions  to  assist  by  operating  on 
JSTegley's  flanks.  The  sound  of  Hindman's  guns  was  the  signal  for 
closing  in  on  us.  The  guns  at  Bailey's  Cross  Eoads  were  the  first 
heard,  and  we  escaped  as  before  stated.  Bragg  next  turned  his 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  109 


attention  to  Crittenden,  with  the  intention  of  defeating  his  corps  and 
gaining  possession  of  the  roads  leading  to  Chattanooga. 

General  Rosecrans  was  not  aware  of  Bragg's  strength  and 
intentions  until  the  12th,  when  he  made  haste  to  concentrate  his 
army. 

On  the  13th,  at  midnight,  General  McCook  received  orders  to 
join  General  Thomas  at  Stevens'  Gap.  Leaving  a  division  to  guard 
his  train,  with  the  rest  of  his  corps  they  started  back.  There  being 
no  road  up  the  mountain,  he  was  obliged  to  return  by  way  of  Will's 
Valley,  and  cross  the  mountain  where  the  14th  Corps  crossed,  and  he 
did  not  reach  Stevens'  Gap  until  the  17th. 

The  morning  of  the  12th  found  us  strongly  posted  in  front  of  the 
gap.  We  remained  here  guarding  our  position  until  the  arrival  of 
General  McCook's  Corps,  when  we  marched  to  Owen's  Ford,  where 
we  remained  until  3  :  30  p.  m.  of  the  18th.  At  that  time  we  moved 
to  the  left  to  relieve  General  Palmer's  division. 

He  not  having  had  marching  orders,  delay  occurred  to  find  what 
disposition  would  be  made  of  us.  One  brigade  was  ordered  to  Craw 
fish  Spring ;  this  was  changed  to  an  order  to  encamp  the  whole 
division ;  then  two  brigades  were  ordered  to  return  and  relieve 
General  Palmer.  The  distance  and  the  hindrance  to  our  progress, 
by  the  crowded  condition  of  the  road,  filled  with  troops  and  trans 
portation  moving  to  the  left,  or  north,  prevented  us  getting  in 
position  until  about  daylight. 

We  remained  here,  in  hearing  of  heavy  fighting  at  intervals, 
until  3  :  30  p.  m.,  when  General  McCook's  Corps  having  passed, 
leaving  us  the  extreme  right  of  the  line,  we  were  ordered  to  the  left. 
Passing  General  Rosecrans'  headquarters,  General  Negley  discovered 
the  enemy  coming  through  a  gap  in  the  line,  threatening  Genera^ 
Thomas'  rear,  and  he  was  ordered  to  drive  them  back.  We  engaged 
them  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile  a  little  north  of  east  of  the 
Widow  Glenn's,  drove  them  a  quarter  of  a  mile  or  more,  and  took 
position  on  the  east  side  of  a  strip  of  woods,  about  500  yards  west  of 
the  Lafayette  road  ;  the  2d  and  3d  brigades  took  position  in  line, 
and  the  first  brigade  was  placed  in  reserve.  Company  K  was 
ordered  to  hold  the  skirmish  line  in  front  of  the  regiment,  and  was 
deployed  and  moved  about  two  hundred  yards  to  the  front,  and 
occupied  a  ridge  about  three  hundred  yards  from  the  Lafayette  road, 
on  the  west  side  of  which  were  the  enemy's  skirmishers,  Though 
they  were  so  near  they  were  heard  to  cough  and  stamp  their  feet,  to 


110  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   KEGIMENT 

keep  them  warm,  there  was  no  firing  in  our  front  during  the  night, 
the  regiment  being  allowed  to  gain  the  rest  they  so  much  needed. 
Nothing  disturbed  the  stillness  of  the  night  save  the  groans  of  the 
helplessly  wounded,  and  the  moving  of  the  enemy's  artillery  to  the 
left,  which  began  about  1  o'clock  in  the  morning.  Permission  was 
asked  to  bring  in  the  wounded,  but  it  was  denied,  for  fear  of  drawing 
the  fire  of  the  enemy.  Lieutenant  Mahony  crawled  out  and  gave  a 
couple  of  them  water,  and  covered  them,  for  the  night  was  very 
chilly,  the  ground  in  the  morning  being  covered  with  a  heavy  frost. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 


CHICKAMAUGA    CONTINUED— THE    BATTLE    ON    SUNDAY— RELIEVED     BY 

GENERAL  WOOD— CHANGE  OF  POSITION  TO    SNODGRASS    HILL— THE 

REGIMENT  TURNED  OVER  TO  GENERAL  BRANN  AN— TERRIFIC 

BATTLE    OF    SUNDAY    AFTERNOON— FALL    OF    COLONEL 

STOUGHTON— OUT     OF      AMMUNITION— THE      LAST 

CHARGE  WITH  EMPTY  GUNS— SURROUNDED 

AND  CAPTURED— REBEL  ACCOUNTS  OF 

THE  CAPTURE— POSITION  ON  THE 

FIELD. 


So  much  of  the  account  of  the  battle  of  Chickamauga  as  consists 
of  recollections,  the  reader  will  remember  are  my  recollections,  and  I 
give  them  with  a  full  knowledge  of  one's  liability  to  be  mistaken  in 
times  and  events,  transpiring  during  the  anxiety  and  excitement  of 
battle.  No  one  has  charged  that  the  regiment  did  not  do  its  duty  on 
that  historic  field,  and  no  one  will  claim  that  it  did  more  than  its 
duty,  and  I  know  of  no  regiment  that  was  on  Snodgrass  Hill,  on  the 
afternoon  of  September  20th,  1863,  that  did  not  do  its  duty,  arid 
perform  it  nobly. 

If  as  General  Walker  has  often  affirmed,  "The  21st  Ohio  saved 
the  day  at  Chickamauga,"  it  was  because  of  its  meeting  and  repulsing 
the  enemy,  who  were  already  past  the  flank  and  in  the  rear  of 
General  Brannan's  division.  This  delayed  them,  until  a  proper 
adjustment  of  the  line  could  be  made,  and  prevented  a  further  pur 
suit  of  Generals  McCook  and  Crittenden's  retreating  troops. 

And  even  this  would  have  been  of  little  use  in  preventing  the 
enemy  gaining  General  Thomas'  rear,  but  for  the  opportune  arrival 
of  General  Granger's  troops.  These  performed  a  service  later, 
exactly  similar  to  what  the  21st  Ohio  had  previously  done  — prevent 
ed  the  enemy  getting  in  General  Thomas'  rear.  There  can  be  but 
two  disputed  points.  One  is,  the  length  of  time  the  regiment  held 


112  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   REGIMENT 


its  position  on  the  ridge,  arid  the  other  is,  the  circumstance  of  its 
surrender,  and  I  think  the  corroborative  testimony  here  introduced 
will  settle  these  points. 

In  attempting  to  give  a  true  account  of  the  part  taken  by  the 
21st  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers,  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  I 
approach  the  subject  with  great  diffidence,  being  aware  I  shall  not 
be  able  to  avoid  coming  in  conflict  with  some  who  have  given 
accounts  of  that  last  desperate  struggle  on  Snodgrass  Hill,*  which 
ended  in  the  complete  repulse  of  the  enemy,  thus  saving  General 
Thomas'  Corps,  if  not  the  Army  ot  the  Cumberland  and  the  object  of 
the  campaign  — Chattanooga.  The  battle  of  Chickamauga  was  fought 
twelve  miles  from  Chattanooga. 

As  before  stated,  Bragg  having  failed  to  defeat  the  force  in 
McLeMore's  Cove,  turned  his  attention  to  General  Crittenden's 
corps,  with  the  intention  of  defeating  that,  and  this  accomplished, 
with  the  force  he  would  be  able  to  bring  against  them,  the  other  two 
corps  would  become  an  easy  prey ;  as  a  retreat  over  the  mountains 
in  the  face  of  the  enemy  would  be  an  impossibility. 

That  the  reader  may  understand  the  intentions  of  the  enemy,  I 
quote  from  Bragg's  report :  "Our  movement  (in  the  cove)  having 
thus  failed  of  its  justly  anticipated  results,  it  was  determined  to  turn 
upon  the  3d  Corps  of  the  enemy,  approaching  us  from  the  direction 
of  Chattanooga.  Upon  learning  the  dispositions  of  the  enemy  from 
the  cavalry  commander,  on  the  afternoon  of  the  12th,  Lieutenant 
General  Polk,  commanding  the  advance  forces,  was  directed  in  the 
following  note,  to  attack  at  daylight  on  the  13th." 

HEADQUARTERS,  ARMY  OF  TENNESSEE,  ) 

La  Fayette,  September  12, 1863,  8  P.  M.  / 

LIEUTENANT  GENERAL  POLK. 

"GENERAL: — I  inclose  you  a  dispatch  from  Pegram.  This  presents  you 
a  fine  opportunity  for  striking  Crittenden  in  detail,  and  I  hope  you  will 
avail  yourself  of  it  at  daylight  to-morrow.  This  division  crushed,  the  others 
are  yours.  We  can  then  turn  again  on  the  force  in  the  Cove.  Wheeler's 
Cavalry  will  move  on  Wilder,  so  as  to  cover  your  right.  I  shall  be  delighted 
to  hear  of  your  success. 

Very  truly  yours, 

BEAXTON  BRAGG." 

*This  is  also  cftl led  Horse  Shoe  Ridge,  Battery  Hill,  Pilgrims  Hill  »q<1 
Ridge, 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  113 

At  8  p.  m.  on  the  same  evening,  Bragg's  A.  A.  G.  addressed  Polk 
as  follows  : 

"GENERAL: — Unclose  you  a  dispatch  marked  A, and  I  now  give  you  the 
orders  of  the  Commanding  General,  viz:  to  attack  at  day  dawn  to-morrow, 
the  infantry  column  reported  in  said  dispatch,  at  three  quarters  of  a  mile 
beyond  Pear  Vine  Church,  on  the  road  to  Grays ville  from  La  Fayette." 

And  again  at  12:30  a.  m.  the  A.  A.  G.  addressed  Polk : 

"GENERAL: — The  enemy  is  approaching  from  the  south,  and  it  is  highly 
important  that  your  attack  in  the  morning  should  be  quick  and  decided. 
Let  no  time  be  lost." 

Instead  of  attacking,  Polk  took  a  strong  position  for  defence. 
General  Crittenden's  corps  recrossed  the  Chickamauga,  and  prepared 
to  dispute  the  crossing  of  the  enemy. 

On  the  evening  of  the  17th,  Bragg  issued  orders  for  a  general 
advance  on  the  18th,  but  bad  roads  and  resistance  of  cavalry  delayed 
them,  so  that  but  little  was  affected  that  day.  On  the  morning  of 
the  19th,  the  movement  was  resumed,  and  the  day  was  spent  getting 
troops  in  position,  during  which  there  was  more  or  less  hard 
fighting. 

The  closing  up  of  Generals  Thomas  and  McCook's  corps  on 
General  Crittenden's  has  already  been  described.  On  the  evening  of 
the  19th,  the  two  armies  were  in  position  to  renew  the  conflict  on 
the  20th. 

Longstreet  arrived  on  the  evening  of  the  19th,  was  assigned  to 
the  command  of  the  left  wing  of  the  rebel  army,  and  Polk  to  the 
right. 

Polk  was  ordered  to  attack  at  dawn  on  the  20th.  The  attack 
was  ordered  to  be  made  by  divisions,  beginning  on  the  right  and 
extending  successively  to  the  left.  For  some  reason  the  attack  was 
delayed,  and  G.  E.  Dolton,  of  Battery  M,  1st  Illinois  Light  Artillery, 
says  he  noted  in  his  diary  that  the  battle  opened  at  9  a.  m. 

Early  in  the  morning  of  the  20th,  Company  K,  who  had  been 
now  two  nights  without  sleep,  was  relieved  by  Company  E.  The 
enemy's  skirmishers  advanced  to  the  attack,  but  they  were  soon 
driven  back.  Ordnance  Sergeant  Bolton  says  he  was  ordered  to, 
and  brought  forward  ammunition,  and  supplied  enough  to  each  man 
to  make  him  up  95  rounds.  Of  the  amount  each  was  furnished,  I 
only  know  we  urged  the  men  to  take  all  they  could  carry,  and  some 
was  put  in  pockets,  some  in  haversacks,  and  some  in  knapsacks. 

General  Thomas  in  command  of  the  left  of  the  army,  seeing  the 


114  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  KEGIMENT 

importance  of  keeping  possession  of  the  road  leading  to  Chattanooga, 
and  fearing  his  force  was  not  sufficient,  the  movement  of  the  enemy 
during  the  night  having  indicated  the  massing  of  a  heavy  force  on 
his  left,  called  on  General  E-osecrans  for  additional  troops ;  and  at 
6:30  the  following  order  was  issued: 

MAJOR  GENERAL  NEGLEY: — The  General  commanding  directs  you  to  report 
with  your  command  to  General  Thomas  at  once.  You  are  to  be  posted  on 
his  extreme  left.  Send  a  staff  officer  to  show  General  McCook  your  present 
position,  who  is  directed  to  occupy  it.  Move  with  dispatch  gathering  all 
your  straggles. 

(Signed,) 

J.  A.  GARFIELD, 

Brigadier  General,  and  Chief  of  Staff. 

The  first  brigade,  being  in  reserve,  moved  immediately.  Troops 
to  occupy  the  position  held  by  the  second  and  third  brigades  not 
arriving,  they  were  delayed,  and  just  what  time  they  changed 
position  does  not  appear.  General  Brannan  says,  "General  Negley's 
command  was  changed  between  8  and  9  a.  m."  General  Crittenden 
says,  "General  Wood  was  in  position,  (the  position  occupied  by 
General  Negley  the  morning  of  the  20th,)  by  9  :  30  o'clock."  James 
A.  Lowrie,  major,  and  assistant  adjutant-general  on  General  Negley's 
staff,  says,  "His  (General  Negley's)  first  brigade  was  sent  to  the  left 
about  8  o'clock  ;  the  second  relieved  by  General  Wood  at  about  9:30 ; 
the  third  reached  the  ridge  after  General  Negley  had  posted  the 
artillery  there.  We  were  looking  at  our  watches  at  those  times." 
The  Court  of  Inquiry,  appointed  to  investigate  the  conduct  of 
General  Negley  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  find:  "Early  on  the 
second  day  General  Negley  was  assigned  a  position  in  the  line,  on 
the  right  of  General  Brannan,  from  which  he  was  relieved  between 
8  and  10  o'clock." 

Colonel  Sirwell,  in  his  report  of  the  battle,  says:  "Eeceiving 
news  early  in  the  morning  from  my  adjutant  that  the  rebels  were 
massing  a  heavy  force  in  my  front,  I  brought  down  a  section  of 
Marshall's  battery,  together  with  the  74th  Ohio,  and  put  it  in 
excellent  position.  These  arrangements  had  hardly  been  completed 
when  I  was  ordered  away  to  the  left  of  our  division  to  the  support 
of  General  Beatty,  who  had  been  for  some  time  exposed  to  a 
terrible  fire  from  an  overwhelming  force  of  the  enemy.  As  soon  as 
we  were  relieved  we  went  at  a  double-quick,  and  at  the  distance  of  a 
mile,  according  to  the  General's  instructions,  had  my  men  deployed 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  115 

in  an  open  wood,  so  as  to  cover  any  flank  attack  from  the  left.  In 
half  an  hour  I  received  orders  to  change  position,  moving  my  com 
mand  by  the  right  flank  some  four  hundred  yards.  My  line  was 
DOW  immediately  in  the  rear  of  where  the  fiercest  of  the  fight  was 
going  on.  Marshall's  battery  was  posted  on  a  hill  beside  a  log  house 
used  for  a  hospital,  and  in  a  few  rounds  completely  silenced  a  rebel 
battery  that  was  beginning  to  prove  very  mischievous.  While  in 
this  position,  which  was  a  good  one  with  open  fields  in  front,  my  men 
rapidly  threw  up  fine  breastworks  of  logs  and  rails,  but  we  had  no 
chance  to  try  their  defensive  qualities,  for  the  sharp,  quick  firing  of 
skirmishers  in  our  rear  made  us  face  about  and  hasten  up  the  hill 
immediately  behind  us.  Here  I  was  solicited  by  General  Brannan 
to  leave  a  regiment  to  support  one  of  his  batteries.  I  detached  the 
21st  Ohio  for  that  purpose,  taking  the  74th  Ohio  to  another  point  to 
protect  another  battery." 

(Colonel  Sirwell  is  certainly  mistaken  in  regard  to  the  21st  Ohio 
taking  or  occupying  any  position  on  Snodgrass  Hill  previous  to  the 
one  mentioned  where  the  regiment  made  the  "breastwork  of  logs  and 
rails,"  where  Marshall's  battery  fired  over  the  regiment,  and  where 
we  were  in  the  "rear  of  where  the  fiercest  of  the  fight  was  going  on." 
I  have  found  no  officer  or  enlisted  man  of  the  regiment  but  says  the 
first  position  occupied  by  the  21st  Ohio  on  Snodgrass  Hill  was  the 
one  in  support  of  the  battery  that  fired  over  the  regiment  and  where 
we  made  the  rail  breastwork.  For  the  other  regiments  ol  our 
brigade  I  cannot  speak.) 

From  the  above,  the  reader  must  form  his  own  conclusion  as  to 
the  time  the  regiment  left  its  bivouac  on  Sunday  morning  for 
Snodgrass  Hill,  distant  about  a  mile  and  a  half.  I  will  add,  however, 
to  the  above,  there  had  not  only  been  no  fighting  in  our  front  before 
our  departure  except  the  skirmishing  by  Company  E,  already  men 
tioned,  and  the  attack  by  divisions  did  not  reach  that  part  of  the 
line  until  after  the  withdrawal  of  General  Wood's  division,  by  which 
we  were  relieved.  General  Wood  being  ordered  to  "close  up  on 
General  -Reynold's  right,"  and  General  Brannan's  division  being 
between  General  Woods'  and  General  Eeynolds',  General  Wood 
withdrew  from  the  line  to  pass  in  General  Brannan's  rear,  to  reach 
General  Reynolds.  Through  the  gap  thus  made  the  enemy  came. 
The  left  wing  of  the  rebel  army  moved  to  the  attack,  without  wait 
ing  the  successive  attacks  by  divisions,  and  the  right  of  the  Federal 
army  pressed  in  front,  and,  threatened  in  flank  and  rear,  began  to 
crumble  away. 


116  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  KEGIMENT 

Kegiments,  brigades  and  divisions  were  involved  in  the  move 
ment  until  all  to  the  right  of  General  Bran  nan,  nearly  all  of  Generals 
McCook  and  Crittenden's  corps  were  in  a  disorderly  retreat,  carrying 
with  them  the  two  corps  commanders  and  the  department  com 
mander. 

Bushrod  E.  Johnson  thus  describes  the  situation  from  a  rebel 
standpoint:  "The  scene  was  unspeakably  grand.  The  resolute  and 
impetuous  charge,  the  rush  of  our  heavy  columns  sweeping  out  from 
the  shadow  and  gloom  of  the  forest  into  the  open  fields  flooded  with 
sunlight,  the  glitter  of  arms,  the  onward  dash  of  artillery  and 
mounted  men,  the  retreat  of  the  foe,  the  shout  of  the  hosts  of  our 
army,  the  dust,  the  smoke,  the  noise  of  fire-arms,  of  whistling  balls 
and  grape  shot,  and  bursting  shells — made  up  a  battle  scene  of 
unsurpassed  grandeur."  But  if  it  was  sport  to  the  rebels,  it  was 
death  to  the  Federals,  for  a  more  appalling  spectacle  can  hardly  be 
conceived  than  an  army  in  full  and  disorderly  retreat.  To  stop  this 
"rush  of  heavy  columns"  and  "onward  dash  of  artillery  and  mounted 
men,"  the  21st  Ohio  was  turned  over  to  General  Brannan.  We 
remained  in  position  behind  "the  log  and  rails  breastwork"  but  a 
short  time  (not  over  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes),  when  we  moved  by 
the  right  flank,  south  and  west,  about  one-fourth  or  three-eights  of  a 
mile.  Our  progress  to  this  point  was  very  much  hindered  by 
retreating  massess  of  infantry  and  artillery,  passing  north,  making 
it  necessary  for  the  regiment  to  halt  several  times,  until  the  way  was 
cleared.  At  the  base  of  the  hill,  where  we  were  soon  exposed  to  a 
scattering  fire  from  the  enemy,  several  moves  were  made,  and  feeling 
anxious  to  avoid  a  panic,  the  writer  said  to  Lieutenaut-Colonel 
Stoughton.  "I  am  afraid  if  we  attempt  to  maneuver  these  men  much 
longer  under  fire  we  will  lose  control  of  them."  We  shortly  fell 
back,  or  north,  two-thirds  or  three-fourths  the  distance  to  the  crest 
of  the  ridge  and  formed  line,  facing  nearly  south.  Here  we  were 
charged  by  the  enemy  with  great  vigor  and  determination,  but  they 
were  soon  compelled  to  retire  before  the  rapid  fire  of  our  repeating 
rifles. 

We  are  unfortunate  in  not  being  able  to  fix  the  exact  time  of  this 
attack.  It  has  always  been  in  my  mind  it  occurred  shortly  after  10 
o'clock,  but  Captains  Alban,  Cusac  and  Mahony,  and  Lieutenants 
Bolten,  Welker  and  others  think  it  was  about  11  o'clock;  Captain 
Alban  saying,  "The  first  attack  was  repulsed  by  11:30  o'clock." 

This  attack  on  Snodgrass  Hill  was  evidently  made  by  Benjamin 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  117 

G.  Humphrey's  brigade,  consisting  of  the  13th,  17th,  18th  and  21st 
Mississippi  regiments.     His  report  of  the  battle  is  as  follows : 

HEADQUARTERS  BRIGADE,  ") 

Near  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  October  8,  1863.  J 

MAJOR: — "In  obedience  to  orders,  I  have  the  honor  to  make  the  follow 
ing  report,  of  the  part  taken  by  the  brigade  in  the  action  of  September  20th. 
The  brigade  arrived  on  the  battlefield  at  Alexander's  bridge,  at  2:00  a.  m.,  on 
the  20th,  from  Virginia.  About  10  o'clock,  General  Kershaw  ordered  me 
into  line  of  battle  on  his  left.  Heavy  firing  was  heard  in  our  front,  when  we 
advanced  in  a  line  parallel  to  the  Lafayette  road.  Crossing  the  road,  we 
found  the  enemy  on  a  hill  at  the  edge  of  an  old  field.  General  Kershaw  at 
once  engaged  him,  and  drove  him  from  his  position.  At  this  time,  General 
Bushrod  R.  Johnson  rode  up  to  me,  and  requested  to  move  my  brigade  to 
General  Kershaw's  right,  as  the  enemy  was  massing  in  that  direction,  and 
threatening  a  flank  movement.  I  immediately  moved  to  General  Kershaw's 
right,  and  met  the  enemy  in  force,  drove  in  his  skirmishers,  and  found  him 
intrenched  on  a  hill  with  artillery.  After  engaging  him,  and  reconnoitering 
his  position,  I  found  it  impossible  to  drive  him  from  it. 

I  immediately  informed  General  Longstreet  of  the  enemy's  position  and 
strength,  and  received  orders  from  him  to  hold  my  position  without  advanc 
ing,  while  he  sent  a  division  to  attack  him  on  the  right  and  left.  The  attack 
on  my  left  was  first  made  with  doubtful  success  ;  the  attack  on  my  right  was 
successful,  driving  the  enemy  from  his  position  in  great  confusion.  It  was 
now  dark  and  no  further  pursuit  was  made.  I  refer  you  to  the  accompany 
ing  list  of  casualties,  etc." 

(Signed), 

BENJ.  G.  HUMPHREYS, 

Brigadier  General  Commanding. 

Whether  in  obedience  to  orders  or  not,  by  sharpshooters  and 
a  feint  or  two,  we  were  not  allowed  to  forget  the  enemy  were  in  our 
front. 

It  is  my  recollection,  that,  during  the  interval  between  the 
first  attack  and  the  renewal  of  the  conflict  in  the  afternoon,  Lieuten 
ant  Colonel  Stoughtor  was  wounded.  Having  on  a  cloak  made  him 
conspicuous,  and  it  soon  became  evident  he  was  the  target  at  which 
they  were  aiming.  Several  shots  struck  or  passed  near  him,  and 
once  he  asked  me  to  see  if  his  horse  was  hit,  remarking,  "The  d — n 
cuss  is  firing  at  me."  On  being  cautioned  to  keep  moving  to  pre 
vent  them  getting  a  fair  shot,  he  said,  "I  guess  they  won't  hurt 
anybody." 


118  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

Presently  some  one  to  the  left  called  out  that  he  saw  where  the 
shot  came  from.  Surrendering  his  horse,  he  stepped  that  way  to  see 
if  he  could  see  the  one  who  fired  at  him,  using  his  glass. 

Just  as  he  was  through  looking,  another  shot  was  fired,  hitting 
his  arm.  I  went  back  with  him,  and  assisted  in  examining  his 
wound.  The  ball  had  passed  through  his  left  arm,  about  two  inches 
from  the  shoulder  joint.  Said  he,  "  I  think  this  will  use  me  up." 
On  my  saying,  I  hope  not,  he  answered,  "  These  joint  wounds  are 
dangerous."  He  cautioned  me  not  to  say  anything  to  the  men  about 
it ;  told  me  to  take  his  horse  and  assist  the  major  in  command  of  the 
regiment,  and  said,  "  I  want  you  to  see  that  the  men  do  their  duty, 
for  they  have  a  hard  fight  before  them." 

The  position  now  occupied  by  the  regiment,  it  continued  to  hold 
until  out  of  ammunition,  except,  that  later  in  the  day  Captain  Alban 
sent  a  messenger  to  Major  McMahan,  suggesting  a  change  in  the 
right.  To  this  the  Major  replied,  directing  him  to  use  his  own  dis 
cretion  ;  and  the  right  wing  of  the  regiment  was  refused,  or  swung 
back  to  secure  a  more  advantageous  position,  and  conform  the  line 
more  to  the  trend  of  the  ridge.  There  was  not  much  to  be  obtained 
with  which  to  construct  defensive  works  or  shelter,  and  though  the 
men  took  advantage  of  everything  at  hand,  most  of  the  regiment 
was  without  protection  during  the  battle. 

At  what  time  troops  formed  on  our  left,  is  impossible  to  deter 
mine  ;  reports  and  testimony  are  so  contradictory.  These  facts  seem 
to  be  established — that  no  troops  came  to  our  support  on  the  left 
until  after  the  departure  of  Colonel  Sirwell  with  the  rest  of  our 
brigade,  and  that  none  of  the  3rd  brigade,  except  the  21st  Ohio,  was 
at  any  time  engaged  with  the  enemy  on  the  20th  of  September,  1863. 

The  time  of  the  arrival  of  two  brigades  of  General  Granger's 
(reserve)  corps,  is  very  clearly  established  by  a  letter  written  by  G. 
E.  Dolton,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  dated  March  4,  1892,  in  which  he 
says  : 

"At  precisely  12  M.,  my  battery  (M.  1st  111.  L.  A.)  then  in  the 
field  near  Mullis'  house  (not  over  a  mile  distant)  was  ordered  off  to 
the  right,  in  the  woods  to  the  right  of  you  (21st  Ohio),  where  it  re 
mained  until  dark." 

Meanwhile  Longstreet  was  preparing  for  the  mighty  struggle, 
upon  the  result  of  which  so  largely  depended  the  fate  of  the  Con 
federacy,*  by  concentrating  the  victorious  left  wing  of  the  Rebel 

-'Rebel  General  Hill  says  in  a  letter  written  since  the  war,  that  the  Southern  soldiers 
were  too  intelligent,  not  to  know  that  the  loss  of  Chattanooga  meant  death  to  all  their 
hopes. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  119 

army,  with  which  to  assault  the  last  stronghold  of  the  Federal  army. 
General  Brannan  says  in  his  report,  "  My  entire  force  during  the 
day  and  afternoon  on  this  ridge,  could  not  have  been  over  2,500  men, 
including  the  stragglers  of  various  regiments  and  divisions,  besides 
my  own  immediate  command." 

Against  this  force,  Longstreet  was  preparing  to  hurl  six  divis 
ions,  comprising  seventeen  brigades. 

Inasmuch  as  the  troops  on  the  ridge  fought  almost  entirely  on 
the  defensive,  and  it  is  impossible  to  designate  the  particular  com 
mands  that  assailed  the  21st  Ohio,  I  shall  treat  of  the  regiment  as 
a  part  of  the  force  defending  the  ridge,  and  by  extracts  from  Rebel 
reports,  show  the  means  resorted  to,  and  the  efforts  made,  to  drive 
the  Union  force  from  its  position.  By  this  I  hope  to  give  the  reader 
a  better  idea  of  what  we  had  to  contend  with,  than  by  any  descrip 
tion  I  could  give  of  the  battle. 

The  time  of  the  second  attack  on  the  ridge  is  clearly  established 
by  the  letter  of  G.  E.  Dolton,  already  referred  to.  He  says  :  "  As 
we  went  in,  we  were  fired  on  by  about  100  men,  Union  or  Rebels,  on 
the  crest  of  the  hill  where  the  89th  Ohio  was  latterly.*  The  infantry 
marching  on  each  side  of  my  battery,  formed  line  at  once,  and  started 
up  the  ridge  on  a  charge.  General  Steedman  came  back  from  the 
head  of  the  column  on  a  gallop,  yelling  "  halt,"  with  all  his  might. 
By  taking  their  flag  he  succeeded  in  halting  them,  and  marched  us 
along  to  the  right.  *  *  *  *  This  was  about  12:30,  not  later." 

General  Granger  says,  "  As  rapidly  as  possible,  I  formed  General 
Whitaker  and  Colonel  Mitchell's  brigades,  to  hurl  them  against  the 
threatening  force  of  the  enemy.  With  loud  cheers  they  rushed  upon 
the  foe,  and  after  a  terrific  conflict,  lasting  but  twenty  minutes,  drove 
them  from  their  ground,  and  occupied  the  ridge  and  gorge." 

This  was  the  beginning  of  a  conflict  that  was  to  terminate  only 
with  the  light  of  day.  As  often  as  the  enemy  were  repulsed,  they 
reformed  and  returned  to  the  charge,  or  procured  fresh  troops  with 
which  to  renew  the  conflict.  Such  was  the  obstinacy  of  the  resis 
tance,  and  the  effect  of  the  fire  of  the  Federal  troops,  that  the  enemy 
fancied  the  Union  line  was  entrenched,  behind  barricades,  or  con 
tinually  being  reinforced.  It  is  related  by  some  members  of  Com 
pany  C.,  that  in  one  charge  the  enemy  approached  to  within  a  few 
yards  of  the  regiment,  when  they  retreated  in  great  disorder.  One 

*As  the  21st  Ohio  was  formed,  quite  a  distance  down  the  slope,  south  of  the  crest 
of  the  ridge,  this  force  of  the  enemy  must  have  been  past  the  right  of  the  regiment  at 
the  time. 


120  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 

man  threw  up  his  hands  and  came  in.  Looking  around  and  seeing 
only  a  single  line,  he  asked  in  great  astonishment,  "  Where  are  your 
men?"  "  Here  they  are,"  was  the  answer.  "My  Gr — d  !"  said  he, 
"  I  thought  you  had  a  whole  division  here." 

Toward  night  it  was  reported  to  me  that  the  men  were  getting 
out  of  ammunition.  I  rode  back  and  ordered  the  adjutant,  who  was 
posted  some  distance  in  the  rear  of  the  regiment,  to  send  for  more 
immediately.  He  informed  me  we  could  not  get  any  we  could  use  in 
our  guns. 

Starting  to  go  to  the  right  of  the  regiment,  I  had  not  gone  far 
before  a  ball  struck  the  Lieutenant-Colonel's  horse  in  the  left  lower 
side  of  the  neck,  not  far  from  the  shoulder.  Dismounting  as  quickly 
as  possible,  and  getting  on  his  side  opposite  the  enemy,  I  took  off 
saddle,  bridle  and  holsters,  and  laid  them  down  by  a  tree. 

I  then  proceeded  to  notify  company  commanders,  where  to  have 
their  men  rendezvous  when  out  of  ammunition.  All  that  could  be 
found  was  taken  from  the  dead  and  wounded. 

At  what  time  two  regiments  (the  two  about  equal  in  numbers  to 
the  21st  Ohio),  came  and  laid  down  in  our  rear,  I  cannot  say. 

Rev.  John  B.  Shay,  of  the  35th  Ohio,  now  of  Anabel,  Missouri, 
wrote  me  on  the  7th  of  November,  1892:  We  soon  found  General 
Thomas,  who  was  surrounded  by  his  staff,  at  the  foot  of  what  I  sup 
pose  was  Snodgrass  Hill.  We  were  ordered  into  line  on  this  ridge  or 
hill;  I  think  it  must  have  been  about  4  o'clock  ;  and  what  direction 
it  was  from  where  we  were  engaged  in  the  morning,  I  cannot  say. 
It  may  have  been  an  hour  later  when  we  took  our  position  on  this 
ridge."  *  *  *  "  We  found  some  five  shooters  on  the  ridge,  left 
there,  I  suppose,  by  the  troops  that  we  relieved." 

I  only  recollect  they  were  there  some  time  before  I  went  to  the 
adjutant  as  above  related. 

This  was  impressed  on  my  mind,  by  this  circumstance. 

A  boy  apparently  not  more  than  16  years  of  age,  was  standing 
by  a  tree,  back  of  the  regiment,  which  was  lying  down,  on  our  left, 
and  after  passing  him  several  times,  1  said,  "  give  them  a  shot,  my 
little  man;"  whereupon  he  went  to  work  with  a  will.  I  recollect 
passing  and  speaking  to  him  several  times,  and  admiring  his  fearless 
ness  and  energy.  Forgetting  his  cover,  he  was  intent  only  on  his 
work.  A  few  moments  before  the  horse  was  shot,  I  met  him  going 
to  the  rear  (he  was  30  or  40  yards  to  the  east  of  me).  He  had  been 
shot  through  the  cheeks,  but  he  still  had  his  gun,  and  looked  as 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  121 

animated  and  determined  as  ever.  I  supposed  he  belonged  to  the 
regiment  lying  in  reserve,  but  W.  H.  Bayliss,  of  the  2d  Minnesotaj 
wrote  me,  he  helped  him  up  after  he  was  shot,  and  that  he  did  not 
belong  to  their  regiment.  The  men  retired  singly,  or  as  their  am 
munition  was  exhausted,  and  when  the  line  became  about  like  a 
skirmish  line,  I  ordered  in  the  two  regiments  lying  in  reserve,  which 
I  afterward  learned,  were  the  35th  Ohio  on  the  right,  and  2d  Minne 
sota  on  the  left.  I  then  went  to  where  I  thought  I  left  the  saddle 
and  holsters,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  the  latter  to  Lieutenant-Col 
onel  Stoughton;  they  contained  a  fine  pair  of  pistols.*  Not  finding 
them  where  I  expected,  I  spent  a  little  time  searching  for  them,  and 
when  I  came  to  the  regiment  it  was  about  ready  to  march  ;  having 
received  an  order,  Major  McMahan  said,  to  "  occupy  a  position  on 
the  extreme  right,  from  which  a  part  of  our  line  had  just  been 
driven."  Equalizing  the  ammunition,  which  amounted  to  about  one 
round  to  the  man,  of  those  present,  the  regiment  fixed  bayonets, 
moved  as  ordered,  charged  the  enemy,  pushed  them  back,  and 
occupied  the  position  ;  the  enemy  retiring  out  of  sight.  It  was  said 
the  bayonet  was  used  in  this  charge.  Just  what  time  the  regiment 
was  relieved  by  the  35th  Ohio  and  2d  Minnesota,  I  am  unable  to  say. 
It  was  about  sunset.  Firing  ceased  soon  after  we  left,  and  the  smoke 
of  the  battle  settling  down  among  the  trees,  and  the  lateness  of  the 
hour,  gave  it  the  appearance  of  twilight. 

The  only  definite  and  reliable  testimony  I  have  been  able  to 
obtain,  is  a  statement  made  to  me  by  George  W.  Hathaway,  First 
Sergeant  of  Company  K,  21st  Ohio,  who  commanded  the  company 
from  after  the  battle  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and  whose  truthful 
ness  no  one  acquainted  with  him  will  ever  doubt.  He  writes  me  : 

"  The  last  charge  that  was  made  that  day,  while  I  was  on  the 
ground,  was  about  5  o'clock.  During  this  charge  I  was  wounded  in 
the  left  thigh.  I  got  back  to  a  tree,  where  I  remained  some  time? 
then,  taking  an  extra  gun  for  a  crutch,  I  went  to  the  rear.  AH  I  got 
to  the  top  of  the  ridge,  the  sun  was  just  going  down  out  of  sight, 
and  the  regiment  was  then  on  the  line  holding  its  position.  In  this 
last  charge,  I  used  my  last  round  of  ammunition — 150  rounds  that 
day." 

But  a  very  short  time  elapsed  between  vacating  the  position  we 
had  held,  and  marching  to  the  right,  and  General  Granger's  troops 

*I  mention  the  wounding  of  the  horse  and  searching  for  the  holsters,  to  show  why, 
or  by  what  means,  I  remember,  but  a  short  time  elapsed  between  the  regiment  being 
relieved,  and  marching  to  the  right. 


122  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

with  battery  M,  1st  Illinois,  that  had  come  so  opportunely  to  our 
assistance,  and  fought  so  obstinately  and  successfully  during  the  long 
hours  of  that  afternoon,  had  retired  from  the  line  (except  the  22d 
Michigan  and  89th  Ohio,  two  regiments  temporarily  assigned  to 
General  Granger's  command),  and  we  were  ordered  to  take  their 
place.  Of  the  time  they  retired,  General  Steedrnan  says:  "My 
troops  maintained  their  position  against  superior  numbers  until  6 
o'clock,  when  having  expended  our  ammunition,  my  troops  fell  back 
under  orders,  slowly  and  in  good  order." 

Colonel  Mitchell,  commanding  a  brigade,  says  :  "  At  sundown 
after  the  last  cartridge  was  fired,  we  fell  back  to  the  ridge  first  in  our 
rear." 

G.  E.  Dolton,  ot  battery  M,  1st  Illinois,  to  whom  I  am  indebted 
for  many  favors,  and  who  kept  a  diary,  says  :  "  My  first  entries  on 
Sunday,  September  20,  were  before  sunrise  ;  my  next  at  9  a.  m.,  just 
as  the  roar  of  battle  opened  ;  and  my  last  were  closed  at  precisely 
12  m.,  when  we  were  ordered  to  march  to  the  right.  *  *  *  Mon 
day  morning  early,  I  wrote  up  for  the  balance  of  the  day."  *  *  * 
My  four  guns  on  the  extreme  right,  and  all  the  infantry  on  its  left 
seeing  the  coming  storm,  had  fallen  back  to  the  high  ridge,  1,000  feet 
north.  *  *  *  It  was  then  just  dusk."  All  the  troops  except  the 
two  regiments  named,  had  retired  out  of  sight  before  we  marched  to 
the  right  or  last  position.  G.  S.  Robinson,  of  Storm  Lake,  Iowa,  one 
of  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  that  State,  in  a  letter  to 
Colonel  McMahan,  dated  Jnly  13,  1888,  writes  :  "  I  was  a  member  of 
the  115th  Illinois  (of  Granger's  command),  and  after  my  brigade  had 
been  withdrawn,  I  returned  to  the  battlefield  to  find  a  wounded 
comrade.  It  must  have  been  nearly  sunset,  as  I  passed  along  the 
ridge  from  east  to  west,  going  through  the  ranks  of  the  22nd  Michi 
gan  and  89th  Ohio,  formed  across  the  ridge,  facing  west  or  southwest, 
until  I  reached  the  skirmish  line.  After  a  few  minutes  on  that  line, 
I  was  wounded,  and  rendered  nearly  helpless. 

While  lying  on  the  ground  just  as  twilight  was  coming  on,  be 
tween  the  lines,  I  suddenly  saw  a  line  of  blue  from  our  rear  coming 
on  the  charge.  It  seemed  to  me  I  never  saw  a  steadier  or  better  line 
on  review  or  dress  parade.  As  it  reached  me,  files  dropped  out  to 
avoid  treading  on  me,  then  the  gap  was  filled  and  the  line  went  on. 
A  few  moments,  and  a  fragment  of  that  line  came  back,  such  men  as 
had  ammunition  left,  stopping  occasionally  to  fire.  One  of  these 
men,  H.  H.  Van  Camp,  of  company  C,  as  I  now  know,  helped  me  for 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  123 

a  short  distance  to  the  rear,  at  the  risk  of  his  life,  and  disappeared. 
It  was  the  only  time  I  ever  saw  that  regiment,  which  I  soon  after 
learned  was  the  21st  Ohio;  but  I  shall  remember  it  as  long  as  memory 
lasts.  That  charge  was,  as  I  believe,  the  last  charge  made  at  that 
battle.  It  was  made  against  overwhelming  numbers,  and  hopeless 
from  the  first,  but  it  was  made  with  remarkable  coolness  and  bravery. 
Colonel  J.  B.  Wall,  of  the  17th  Kentucky,  says  a  part  of  his  regi 
ment  was  formed  on  your  right  at  that  time,*  but  it  seemed  to  me 
there  were  not  over  300  men,  all  told.  I  saw  no  other  troops  on  the 
ridge  at  that  time,  excepting  stragglers  from  Steedman's  command, 
acting  as  skirmishers,  and  a  strong  rebel  line  of  battle." 

Having  pushed  back  the  enemy  as  above  described,  and  fallen 
back  to  the  position  designated  to  be  held,  the  regiment  waited  in 
suspense  with  fixed  bayonets  and  empty  guns.  After  an  indefinite 
period  of  intense  anxiety,  troops  were  heard  approaching.  Some 
thought  reinforcements  were  at  hand,  and  some  thought  they  were 
the  enemy.  A  messenger  sent  to  ascertain  who  they  were,  was  taken 
in  by  them  ;  another  sent,  was  not  permitted  to  return,  and  when 
they  were  b'ut  a  few  yards  distant,  being  still  unable  to  decide  whether 
they  were  friends  or  foes,  Captain  Alban  went  to  ask,  and  was 
greeted  with,  "  All  right,  come  in  here,  we  are  Virginians."  Finding 
ourselves  surrounded,  or  nearly  so,  surrender  was  a  necessity.  Dur 
ing  the  time  the  enemy  were  approaching,  a  number  of  the  men 
went  quietly  away,  and  as  we  were  being  marched  off  the  field,  some 
troops  fired  a  volley  at  the  rebels  and  us,  at  which  the  rebels  scat 
tered,  and  a  large  number  broke  for  liberty.  But  few  of  these  were 
re-captured. 

The  capture  of  the  regiment  is  thus  described  by  rebel  Colonel 
Trigg :  "  When  near  the  base  of  this  ridge,  I  learned  from  Colonel 
Kelly  the  precise  locality  of  the  enemy,  and  immediately  determined 
with  him  to  attempt  the  capture  of  that  part  of  the  force  in  my 
front.  *  *  *  I  immediately  wheeled  my  brigade  to  the  right, 
which  brought  me  in  the  rear  of  the  enemy,  and  moved  rapidly  up 
the  hill,  to  within  twenty  paces  of  his  line.  This  movement  sur 
prised  him,  and  resulted  in  the  capture  of  the  22d  Michigan,  the  89th 
Ohio  and  a  part  of  the  21st  Ohio  regiment,  and  five  stands  of  colors. 
*  *  *  Darkness  having  fallen  *  *  no  further  movement  was 
made."  Hindman  says,  "  between  7:30  and  8  p.  m.,  the  enemy  was 

"The  17th  Kentucky,  at  the  battle  of  Chlckamauga,  was  commanded  by  Alex  M. 
Stout.  According  to  his  report,  he  was  to  the  east  of  the  21st  Ohio,  in  the  afternoon. 
He  says  nothing  of  being  to  the  right.  We  saw  none  of  them. 


124  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   REGIMENT 

driven  from  his  position,  surrendering  to  gallant  Preston,  600  or  700 
prisoners,  with  five  standards."  Of  the  time  of  the  capture,  Preston 
says,  "  it  was  now  moonlight." 

Hawkins,  commanding  the  5th  Kentucky,  says:  "As  the 
column  commenced  moving  with  the  prisoners,  a  volley  was  fired 
into  our  ranks,  causing  a  good  deal  of  confusion,  it  then  being  night 
fall.  Colonel  Trigg's  command  moved  off,  leaving  them.  They 
would  have  escaped  had  I  not  re-captured  them  (249,  including  3 
field  officers.) 


CHAPTER    XXIII. 


EXTRACTS  FROM  REPORTS  OF  THE  BATTLE-EVERY  ASSAULT  REPELLED 
-GREAT  GALLANTRY   AND   DEVOTION-LAUDATION  OF  THE  21st 
OHIO— REBEL    ACCOUNTS-CHARGE  AFTER    CHARGE  RE 
PULSED-  OVER    FOUR    HOURS'    FIGHTING    AT 
CLOSE  QUARTERS— CALLS  FOR  HELE'— 
LONGSTREET'S  LAST  DIVISION 
PUT    IN— THE    BAYO 
NET    USED. 


In  his  report  of  the  battle  on  Snodgrass  Hill,  General  Thomas 
says  :  "Every  assault  of  the  enemy  from  that  time  until  night-fall 
was  repulsed  in  the  most  gallant  style  by  the  whole  line." 

General  Granger  says  of  the  troops  whom  he  assisted  in  defend 
ing  the  ridge :  "Although  they  were  not  under  my  command,  I  can 
not  refrain  from  herein  noticing  the  troops  that  held  the  Horseshoe 
.Ridge,  and  from  testifying  to  their  heroic  bravery  and  unflinching 
steadiness  under  the  heaviest  fire." 

General  Brannan  says :  "Nothing  can  exceed  the  desperate 
determination  with  which  the  rebels  endeavored  to  gain  possession 
of  this  point ;  hurling  entire  divisions  on  my  small  force  in  their 
fierce  eagerness  to  obtain  a  position  which  would  undoubtedly  have 
given  them  the  grand  advantage  of  the  day.  My  troops  maintained 
their  ground  with  obstinacy,  evincing  great  gallantry  and  devotion 
in  the  most  trying  circumstances."  General  Brannan's  report  was 
dated  September  30th,  and  on  the  8th  of  October  he  submitted  the 
following:  "Captain:  Owing  to  the  short  period  allowed  me  in 
which  to  make  the  official  report  of  the  part  taken  by  my  command 
in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  follow 
ing  addition  and  correction  to  the  list  of  casualties  to  my  report  of 
the  30th  of  September  : 

"In  the  position  where  the  last  stand  was  made,  I  omitted  to 
mention  the  21st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  of  General  Negley's 


126  HISTORY  TWENTY  FIRST  REGIMENT 


division,  having  fought  bravely  up  to  5  p.  m.,  when  their  ammunition 
entirely  gave  out ;  were  surrendered  at  about  7  o'clock  by  Major 
McMahan,  (some  forty  strong)." 

I  introduce  here  a  few  brief  extracts  from  rebel  reports  of  the 
battle  to  show  more  clearly  the  efforts  put  forth  and  the  desperate 
assaults  made  on  the  Union  troops  to  drive  them  from  the  Ridge. 

John  S.  Fulton,  commanding  Johnson's  rebel  brigade,  says : 
"Between  1  and  2  p.  m.  I  advanced  to  the  top  of  the  hill,  where  we 
were  again  upon  the  enemy,  who  opened  a  heav;y  fire  upon  us.  Our 
batteries  and  small  arms  were  here  engaging  the  enemy  some  fifteen 
minutes,  when  our  line  fell  back  some  fifteen  paces,  under  cover  of 
the  hill,  Gregg's  command  on  my  right  giving  back  at  the  same  time. 
*  *  *  Just  at  this  time  two  brigades,  (Deas  and  one  other,)  were 
marching  to  connect  with  our  lines  on  the  left.  *  *  *  A  general 
advance  was  ordered  and  our  batteries  opened  simultaneously.  The 
firing  was  heavy,  and  the  enemy's  massive  columns  were  hurling 
against  our  wearied  heroes.  Again  our  line  fell  back.  Two  brigades 
now  came  up  in  our  rear.  One  of  these  brigades  moved  in  advance  of 
us  and  receiving  the  enemy's  fire,  fell  back  behind  us  again.  My  line 
was  again  ordered  forward,  the  enemy  being  within  fifty  yards  of  the 
batteries  and  but  one  piece  firing.  Here  commenced  a  most  desper 
ate  struggle  for  the  possession  of  this  ground,  Missionary  Ridge. 

"The  battle  raged  furiously,  and  the  tide  of  success  wavered  in 
the  balance.  Charge  after  charge  was  repulsed,  only  to  rally  and 
charge  again.  Again  our  line  fell  back  and  the  untiring,  indomitable 
and  determined  officers  rallied  again  their  fast  thinning  ranks  and 
again  moved  forward.  Here  officers  and  men  behaved  most  gal 
lantly.  Appeals  to  the  love  of  home  and  wounded  comrades  and  the 
perils  of  the  moment,  were  made,  and  never  did  men  rush  forward 
more  eager,  daring,  desperate  and  defiant.  *  *  *  This  series  of 
engagements  lasted  four  long  hours." 

Manigault  says :  "The  movement  was  scarce  begun  ere  the 
entire  line  became  engaged,  and  a  deadly  fire  of  musketry  and  can 
ister  was  opened  upon  it  at  short  range. 

"The  line  for  a  short  time  was  thrown  in  much  confusion,  but 
was  quickly  rallied  and  again  advanced. 

"Again  and  again  they  were  driven  back,  but  as  promptly 
rallied.  *  *  *  Nothing  but  the  determined  valor  of  our  soldiers 
could  have  withstood  the  withering  volley  poured  into  them  lay  the 
enemy,  who  a.t  this  point  certainly  fought  with  gre^t  obstinacy." 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  127 


Deas  says  :  "Here  I  met  the  most  obstinate  resistance  I  had 
encountered  during  the  day,  and  after  contending  with  the  enemy  in 
this  unequal  contest  during  an  hour  and  a  half,  my  men  in  this  time 
having  been  partially  driven  back  several  times,  my  whole  line  was 
finally  driven  down  the  hill." 

Hindman  says  :  "The  movement  began  at  3  :  30.  *  *  *  In 
a  few  minutes  a  terrific  contest  ensued  which  continued  at  close 
quarters  without  intermission  for  over  four  hours.  Our  troops 
attacked  again  and  again  with  a  courage  worthy  of  their  past  achieve 
ments.  As  showing  the  fierceness  of  the  fight,  the  fact  is  mentioned 
that  on  our  extreme  left  the  bayonet  was  used,  and  men  also  killed 
and  wounded  with  clubbed  muskets.  *  *  *  At  4 : 20,  Brigadier 
General  Preston,  of  Buckner's  Corps,  in  answer  to  my  application 
for  help,  brought  me  the  timely  and  valuable  reinforcement  of 
Kelley's  Brigade,  and  within  an  hour  afterward  the  remaining 
brigades  of  his  division.  From  this  time  we  gained  ground,  but 
though  now  commanding  nine  brigades,  *  *  *  and  all  in  action, 
I  found  the  gain  both  slow  and  costly.  I  have  never  known  Federal 
troops  to  fight  so  well.  It  is  just  to  say,  also,  that  I  never  saw  Con 
federate  soldiers  fight  better." 

Kershaw  says :  "General  Hindman  informed  me  he  was  about 
to  attack,  *  *  *  but  sent  me  word  the  attack  was  likely  to  fail 
unless  a  demonstration  was  made  along  the  front.  I  determined  on 
an  attack  combining  all  our  forces:  McMair's  Brigade,  Gracie's, 
Kelley's,  Anderson's,  my  own  Eighth,  Fifteenth  and  Second  Begi- 
ments  participating.  *  *  *  This  was  one  of  the  heaviest  attacks 
of  the  war  on  a  single  point.  The  brigades  went  in  in  magnificent 
order,  *  *  *  and  for  more  than  an  hour  and  a  half  the  struggle 
continued  with  unabated  fury.  It  closed  at  sunset." 

Longstreet  says:  "About  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  I  asked  the 
commanding  general  for  some  troops  of  the  right  wing,  but  was 
informed  by  him  that  they  had  been  beaten  back  so  badly  that  they 
could  be  of  no  service  to  me.  I  had  but  one  division  that  had  not 
been  engaged  and  1  hesitated  to  venture  to  put  it  in,  as  our  distress 
upon  our  right  seemed  to  be  almost  as  great  as  that  of  the  enemy 
upon  his  right.  I  therefore  concluded  to  hold  Preston  for  the  time, 
and  urge  on  to  renewed  efforts  our  brave  men  who  had  already  been 
engaged  many  hours.  The  heights  extending  from  the  Vidito  house 
across  to  the  Snodgrass  house  gave  the  enemy  strong  ground  upon 
which  to  rally.  *  *  #  It  was  evident  that  w^ith  this  position  I 


128  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 


should  be  complete  master  of  the  field.  I  therefore  ordered  General 
Buck  nor  to  move  Preston  forward.  *  *  *  Preston  dashed  gal 
lantly  at  the  hill.  *  *  *  Preston's  assault,  though  not  a  complete 
success  at  the  onset,  taken  in  connection  with  other  operations, 
crippled  the  enemy  so  badly  that  his  ranks  were  broken,  and  by  a 
flank  movement  and  another  advance,  the  heights  were  gained." 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 


REPORT  OF  THE  BATTLE  BY  LIEUTENANT   COLONEL   ARNOLD    McMAHAN. 
CORRESPONDENCE    WITH    GENERALS    NEGLEY    AND 
BRANNAN.-ACCUSATION    OF    DIS 
GRACEFUL  SURRENDER. 


HEADQUARTERS  21sT  REGIMENT,  OHIO  INFANTRY  VOLUNTEERS,  ) 
Near  Atlanta,  Ga  ,  July  14,  1864.  J 

SIR  : — Herewith  is  transmitted  a  statement  of  the  part  taken  by  the 
Twenty-first  Regiment,  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers,  under  my  command  at 
the  battle  of  Chickamauga.  The  letters  of  Generals  Negley  and  Brannan  in 
reply  to  my  letters  to  them,  copies  of  all  which  are  herewith  transmitted, 
are  made  a  part  of  this  report,  and  referred  for  the  information  of  all  concern 
ed.  Special  attention  is  called  to  the  letter  of  General  Brannan,  in  which  my 
command  is  charged  with  "surrendering  so  quietly  as  to  escape  the  notice  of 
all  but  the  regiment  011  my  immediate  left,  the  colonel  of  which  promptly 
reported  to  him  the  facts,  etc."  He  will  be  surprised  to  know,  that  Colonel 
Carlton,  of  the  89th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  Colonel  La  Favour,  of  the 
22d  Michigan,  were  colonels  commanding  regiments  on  my  left,  both  of 
whom  were  captured  a  short  time  before  I  was  captured  myself.  General 
Brannan  may  have  been  misinformed  in  regard  to  the  location  of  his  troops. 

Very  respectfully, 

A.  McMAHAN, 
Lieut.  Col.  Com.  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers. 


INCLOSURE  No.  1. 

CAMP  CHASE,  COLUMBUS,  OHIO.  \ 
April  6,  1864,  ( 

Brigadier  General  William  D.  Wipple, 

Asst.  Adjt.  Gen.  Department  of  the  Cumberland, 

SIR  : — Having  been  a  prisoner  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy,  I  was  unable 
sooner  to  report  the  part  taken  by  the  Twenty-first  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  Third  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Fourteenth  Army  Corps,  in  the 
battle  of  Chickamauga,  fought  on  Saturday  and  Sunday,  September  19th  and 
20th,  1863. 


130  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  KEGIMENT 

The  regiment  moved  into  action  Saturday  evening,  an  hour  before  sun 
down,  under  command  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  D.  M.  Stoughton.  We  had 
position  on  the  left  of  our  brigade,  and  joined  Colonel  Stanley's  (second 
brigade)  on  its  right. 

We  engaged  the  enemy's  skirmishers  until  dark,  when  the  firing  ceased, 
after  which  breastworks  of  logs  were  constructed,  facing  east  and  south-east, 
in  front  of  an  open  field.  This  position  was  held  by  us  until  Sunday  morning 
(20th),  at  which  time  our  skirmishers  became  engaged  with  the  skirmishers 
of  the  enemy  at  daylight. 

Late  Sunday  morning,  (20th),  we  were  withdrawn  from  this  position, 
and  moved  with  our  brigade  to  a  new  position. 

Skirmishers  from  the  26th  Ohio  Volunteers,  (General  Wood's  division), 
relieved  our  skirmishers,  and  that  regiment  moved  to  the  position  from 
which  we  had  just  withdrawn.  This  position  is  marked  by  two  large  vats, 
used  for  the  manufacture  of  niter,  about  200  yards  to  the  rear.  At  12  o'clock 
Sunday,  (20th,)  our  regiment  was  assigned  a  position  upon  a  curved  ridge, 
our  front  being  south.  A  deep  ravine  was  in  front  of  this  ridge,  and  on  our 
right  heavy  timber  ;  on  our  left  an  open  field  with  timber  beyond.  There 
was  an  old  house  about  200  yards  to  our  rear,  which  was  subsequently 
occupied  by  our  wounded.  Our  effective  support  on  this  positon  consisted 
of  the  Twenty-second  Michigan  Volunteers  and  Eighty-ninth  Ohio  Volunteers 
on  our  right,  troops  under  command  of  Colonel  Walker,  (of  the  31st  Ohio 
Volunteers,)  and  Ninth  Ohio  on  our  left,  and  the  Second  Minnesota  Volun 
teers  in  reserve. 

I  have  not  learned  any  name  by  which  this  position  maybe  designated, 
therefore  have  substituted  a  description  of  it. 

Immediately  after  taking  position,  (12:00  m.,)  the  enemy's  skirmishers 
engaged  us,  and  in  a  short  time  a  strong  force  moved  against  us.  A  severe 
engagement  resulted  in  the  repulse  of  the  enemy. 

This  demonstration  of  the  enemy  for  the  occupation  of  this  important 
position,  was  made  before  the  arrival  of  the  support  heretofore  stated,  and 
though  superior  in  numbers,  he  was  unable  to  endure  the  repeated  volleys  of 
our  superior  arms  ,  (Colt's  revolving  rifles). 

Hea,vy  skirmishing  continued  until  2  o'clock,  when  the  enemy  again 
made  an  attempt  to  carry  this  position,  in  which  he  failed. 

Our  position  was  maintained,  however,  with  severe  loss  in  killed  and 
wounded.  At  2:30  o'clock,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Stoughton,  who  was  command 
ing  the  regiment  until  this  time,  was  severely  wounded,  and  the  command 
devolved  upon  myself.  By  3  o'clock  every  effort  had  failed  to  procure  a 
further  supply  of  ammunition.  Orderlies  sent  to  report  our  condition  and 
position  to  Colonel  Sirwell,  commanding  our  brigade,  and  to  General  Negley, 
commanding  our  division,  and  to  obtain  ammunition,  returned  without  being 
able  to  accomplish  the  object  for  which  they  were  sent.  Our  brigade  had 
retired  in  the  direction  of  Chattanooga. 

I  was  unable  to  communicate  with  General  Negley,  and  no  general  was 
designated  to  whom  I  might  report.  But  we  continued  to  hold  our  position. 
The  cartridge  boxes  of  our  killed  and  wounded  were  carefully  searched,  also 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  131 

the  hospitals,  for  any  ammunition  that  might  be  carried  there  in  the  cartridge 
boxes  of  our  wounded,  and  by  this  means  obtained  sufficient  ammunition  to 
meet  the  enemy  in  a  third  assault  upon  our  position  about  §  o'clock. 

In  this  assault  the  enemy  crossed  the  ravine  in  our  front  and  carried 
his  banners  up  the  hill  to  within  twenty  yards  of  our  line.  He  was  repulsed 
and  did  not  retire  in  good  order.  During  the  afternoon  a  battery  had  range 
upon  our  position,  inflicting  some  damage  upon  us,  also  setting  fire  to  the 
leaves  and  brush  in  our  front,  and  the  enemy  advanced  under  cover  of  our 
smoke.  The  wounded,  under  cover  of  our  fire,  were  removed.  A  heavy  line 
of  skirmishers  continued  to  annoy  us,  and  a  sharp  fire  upon  this  line 
exhausted  our  ammunition  a  short  time  before  sundown,  at  which  time  the  2d 
regiment  Minnesota  Volunteers  relieved  us.  A  further  search  for  ammuni 
tion  resulted  in  finding  one  round  each  for  the  men  composing  my  command, 
which  had  now  become  very  much  reduced  in  numbers.  At  this  time  Colonel 
Van  Deveer  (who  assumed  command),  ordered  me  to  occupy  a  position  on  the 
extreme  right,  from  which  a  part  of  our  line  had  just  been  driven  by  the 
enemy.  In  obedience  to  the  order,  we  occupied  the  position  and  captured 
nine  prisoners.  A  sharp  fire  from  the  enemy  forced  us  back,  but  we  regained 
our  position  and  held  it  until  dark  at  which  time  a  brigade  of  four  regiments, 
under  Colonel  Trigg,  moved  upon  us  and  overwhelmed  us.  Simultaneous  with 
this  movement  of  the  enemy,  which  was  upon  our  right  flank  and  rear,  we 
received  a  fire  from  the  enemy  who  had  also  opened  upon  our  left,  whick  took 
effect  upon  the  enemy  upon  our  right  and  ourselves.  During  the  misunder 
standing  thus  occasioned,  a  part  of  my  men  escaped  under  cover  of  the  night. 
Colonel  Van  Deveer  having  withdrawn  the  troops  under  his  command,  my 
command  was  unsupported  and  both  flanks  exposed. 

Thus  we  lost  our  stand  of  colors,  which  were  made  sacred  to  us  by  the 
blood  of  many  comrades  who  fell  in  their  defense  and  for  their  honor  on  other 
fields  as  well  as  on  the  unfortunate  field  of  Chickamauga. 

Great  credit  is  due  to  the  gallant  officers  and  brave  men  of  my  command 
for  their  soldier-like  bearing  and  good  discipline,  who  stood  by  their  colors  and 
contested  the  fortunes  of  the  day  to  the  bitter  end.  I  have  the  honor  to 
report  that  my  regiment  did  the  last  firing  upon  and  offered  the  last  resist 
ance  to  the  advance  of  the  enemy  which  he  received,  and  which  checked  his 
progress  and  ended  the  battle  of  Chickamauga.  Having  been  separated  from 
my  brigade  and  division  commanders  without  orders,  and  not  being  in 
communication  with  any  general  officer,  I  was  not  informed  of  the  movements 
of  the  army,  and  held  my  regiment  too  closely  engaged  for  the  nature  of  the 
contest  at  dark. 

The  reference  made  to  other  officers  and  troops  than  those  under  my 
command  is  not  intended  as  a  report  of  any  part  of  their  conduct  on  the  field, 
but  to  describe  the  position  of  my  own  command,  yet  I  would  be  pleased  to 
note  the  gallant  conduct  of  the  troops  I  have  mentioned.  Our  losses  were 
as  follows; 


132  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   REGIMENT 

Total. 

Killed  and  died  of  wounds 1  Officer,    47  Enlisted  Men,    48 

Wounded 3       "          98        "  "      101 

Prisoners 12      "        104        "  •'      116 

Total 265 

Rounds  of  Ammunition  expended 43,550 

We  moved  into  action  with  22  officers  and  517  men  with  rifles. 

Very  respectfully, 

A.  McMAHAN, 

Major  21  si  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 


INCLOSURE  No.  2. 

CAMP  CHASE,  OHIO,  April  12,  1864. 
Major  General  J.  S.  Negley, 

GENERAL: — As  soon  as  I  can  obtain  the  necessary  information  I  will 
submit  a  report,  as  complete  as  practicable,  of  the  part  taken  by  the  Twenty- 
first  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  fought 
September  19  and  20,  1863.  To  obtain  this  information  I  must,  under  present 
circumstances,  (being  a  paroled  prisoner),  inquire  by  letters  for  several  facts 
which  I  wish  to  embody  in  it.  I  will  state  here,  however,  that  my  report  of 
the  conduct  of  my  regiment  on  the  field  during  its  participation  in  the  battle 
referred  to,  is  now  written,  and  as  soon  as  the  facts  above  alluded  to  are 
obtained,  will  be  submitted. 

I  would  be  pleased  to  have  my  report  accompanied  by  a  letter  from  you, 
showing  why  I  received  no  orders  from  you  before  night,  or  in  time  to  prevent 
so  severe  a  loss  of  my  command  on  the  20th  of  September,  above  referred  to. 
Be  assured,  General,  that  the  unfortunate  officers  and  men  of  my  command) 
now  suffering  the  miseries  of  imprisonment  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy,  as 
well  as  myself,  will  be  slow  to  believe  that  our  old  commander,  who  defended 
Nashville  with  such  signal  ability,  and  who  acquitted  himself  with  honor  in 
the  battle  of  Stone's  river  and  Dug  Gap,  came  short  in  the  discharge  of  his 
high  duty,  and  the  expectations  of  the  army  and  country  in  the  battle  of 
Chickamauga. 

It  would  be  useless  to  call  attention  to  the  brave  men  of  my  command 
who  fell  in  the  line  of  their  duty,  though  fighting  against  hope  ;  but  I  would 
be  pleased  to  communicate  to  the  surviving  officers  and  soldiers  of  my  regi 
ment  who  fought  with  me  on  that  memorable  occasion,  that  their  general 
appreciates  their  services  and  conduct  on  the  field.  As  before  stated,  I  will 
submit  a  report  at  the  earliest  possible  moment;,  and  would  be  glad  to  annex 
to  it  a  copy  of  your  letter  and  this.  Be  assured  of  my  kindest  personal 
regards. 

Very  respectfully, 

A  McMAHAN, 

Major,  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  133 


HEAQUARTERS,  LOUISVILLE,  Ky.,  \ 


INCLOSURE  No.  3. 

HEAQUAI 

April  18,  1864. 

Major  A.  McMahan,  Twenty -first  Ohio  Volunteer*,  Camp  Chase. 

DEAR  SIR  : — Your  letter  of  the  12th  instant  has  my  attention.  The 
intelligence  of  your  safe  return  is  highly  gratifying.  Please  accept  my  grate 
ful  appreciation  of  the  sentiments  of  personal  respect  and  confidence  you  have 
so  kindly  expressed.  You  are  doubtless  aware  that  Generals  Brannan  and  Wood 
indulged  in  severe  and  unauthorized  reflections  upon  the  division  and  myself. 
These  reflections  received  my  prompt  notice,  and  were  investigated  before  a 
count  of  inquiry,  which  I  have  requested,  (as  you  have  or  will  read),  with 
the  most  satisfactory  results. 

During  the  battle  on  Sunday,  and  after  my  first  and  second  brigades 
were  detached  from  my  command,  General  Brannan  applied  earnestly  for  a 
regiment  to  support  his  position.  The  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers  was 
sent  him  for  that  purpose. 

Shortly  afterward  the  tide  of  battle,  and  the  assault  of  a  largely  super 
ior  force  of  the  enemy,  separated  my  command,  which  then  consisted  of  the 
remainder  of  the  third  brigade  and  some  fifty  pieces  of  artillery  from  the 
troops  on  my  left,  and  compelled  the  withdrawal  of  the  artillery  to  McFar- 
land's  for  safety. 

The  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers  remained  under  the  immediate 
command  of  General  Brannan,  and,  as. I  have  been  informed,  covered  his 
retreat  after  dark.  I  have  received  no  official  report  of  the  operations  of  the 
Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers,  after  it  was  placed  under  the  command  of 
General  Brannan  ;  therefore  I  am  ignorant  of  the  facts,  and  you  know  best 
what  orders  he  gave,  if  any,  and  how  far  he  is  responsible  for  the  circum 
stances  which  occasioned  the  fearful  loss  of  so  many  heroic  men. 

I  shall  take  pleasure  in  reading  your  statement  of  the  facts. 

Yours  very  truly, 

JAMES  S.  NEGLEY, 

Major  General. 

INCLOSURE  No.  4. 

PERRYSBURG,  OHIO,  APRIL  22,  1864. 
Brigadier  General  Brannan  : 

Commanding  Third  Div.,  14th  A.  0.,  Sept.  20,  1863. 

SIR  : — On  the  12th  instant,  I  wrote  General  James  S.  Negley  in  regard 
to  the  dispositions  made  of  the  Twenty-first  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Sunday  afternoon,  September  20, 1863. 
In  reply  I  received  his  letter,  dated  Louisville,  Ky.,  April  18, 1864,  from  which 
the  following  is  an  extract,  viz : 

"During  Sunday,  and  after  my  first  and  second  brigades  were  detached 
from  my  command,  General  Brannan  applied  earnestly  for  a  regiment  to 
support  his  position.  The  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers  was  sent  to  him  for 
the  purpose.  *  *  *  * 


134  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

'The  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers  remained  under  the  immediate 
command  of  General  Brannan,  and,  as  I  have  been  informed,  covered  his 
retreat  after  dark."  I  have  lately  returned  from  an  imprisonment  in  the 
hands  of  the  enemy,  having  beeen  captured  at  the  battle  and  on  the  day 
above  referred  to,  and  intend  to  submit  a  statement  of  the  conduct  of  my 
regiment  in  said  battle  as  soon  as  practicable.  My  object  in  writing  to  you 
is,  to  learn  why  I  was  not  informed  of  the  withdrawal  of  the  troops  on  the 
Horseshoe  Ridge  at  dark,  and  why  I  received  no  orders  from  you,  in  regard 
to  the  retreat  of  my  own  command.  Having  no  ammunition,  and  the  troops 
having  been  stealthily  withdrawn  from  my  flanks,  I  was  forced  to  meet  the 
enemy  under  serious  disadvantages.  The  interposition  of  my  regiment 
between  the  enemy  and  our  retiring  forces,  made  their  retreat  an  easy  matter 
after  dark,  as  they  were  not  disturbed  in  the  even  tenor  of  their  way  toward 
Chattanooga. 

I  will  be  glad  to  accompany  my  report,  which  is  now  written,  by  a 
letter  containing  such  information  as  may  seem  proper  to  you. 

Very  respectfully, 

A,  McMAHAN, 

Major  Twenty-first  0.  V.  I. 


HEADQUARTERS,  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CUMBERLAND,  \ 


INCLOSURE  No.  5. 

HEADQI 

Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  May  3,  1864. 

Major  A.  McMahan,  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers. 

MAJOR  : — I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  com 
munication  of  April  22,  1864,  inquiring  wherefore  you  were  not  informed  of 
the  withdrawal  of  troops  on  your  flanks,  nor  ordered  to  withdraw  your  com 
mand  of  the  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers,  from  the  Horseshoe  on  Sunday 
night,  September  20th,  at  Chickamauga,  and  would  state  in  reply,  that  at  the 
time  of  your  command  being  captured,  110  portion  of  my  troops  had  been 
withdrawn  from  the  field,  nor  had  orders  been  issued  to  that  effect.  The 
surrender  of  your  command  was  accomplished  so  quietly,  as  to  escape  the 
notice  of  all  but  the  regiment  on  your  immediate  left,  the  colonel  of  which 
promptly  reported  the  fact  to  me,  whereupon  I  sent  the  35th  Ohio  Volunteers 
to  hold  the  position,  which  it  did  successfully  against  a  subsequent  attack  of 
the  rebels.  The  extract  quoted  from  General  Negley's  letter  of  April  18, 
1864,  to  the  effect  that  the  Twenty-first  Ohio  Volunteers  covered  my  retreat 
after  dark,  is  incorrect;  as  that  duty  was  performed  by  the  Sixty-eighth  and 
One  Hundred  and  first  Indiana  Volunteer  Regiments,  being  the  only  troops 
that  had  any  ammunition  left. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

J.  M.  BRANNAN, 

Brig.  Gen.  Chief  of  Artillery,  14th  Army  Corps. 
Late  Com.  Third  Division.  14th  Army  Corps. 

f  p  S.]— The  troops  on  your  right  belonged  to  Major  General  Granger's 
Corps,  and  were  withdrawn'  before  you  were  captured,  without  my  being 
notified  of  the  fact.  My  command  was  not  withdrawn  for.  a  considerable 
time  after. 


CHAPTER  XXV. 


RECOLLECTIONS  OF  THE  BATTLE  BY  CAPTAIN  ISAAC  CUSAC-LIEUTEN ANT 
J.  S.    MAHONY.-LIEUTENANT  J.  H.   BOLTON  AND  A.  COMSTOCK 
OF    COMPANY    C. 

McCoMB,  OHIO,  June  7,  1890. 
Col.  A.  McMahan,  East  Toledo,  Ohio. 

DEAR  SIR:— In  compliance  with  your  request,  that  I  should  write  you 
what  I  know  of  the  position  and  movements  of  the  21st  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  at 
the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  on  September  20th,  1863,  I  now  give  you  the  facts 
as  near  as  my  memory  now  serves  me.  "  On  the  night  of  the  19th,  the  21st 
lay  on  their  arms,  about  one-half  mile  east  of  certain  vats,  that  were  situated 
on  the  Dyer  farm;  to  the  east,  and  directly  in  front  of  the  21st  was  a  field 
partly  cleared,  and  which  reached  to,  or  near  the  Lafayette  road.  This  field 
and  road  was  held  by  the  Confederates,  and  lines  were  very  near  each  other, 
and  several  times  in  the  night  fired  at  each  other.  In  the  night  of  the  20th 
the  Confederates  had  moved  to  the  left,  and  there  appeared  to  be  no  enemy 
in  our  front.  It  was  some  time  after  sunrise  before  we  had  any  orders,  then 
we  were  ordered  to  move  to  the  rear  and  to  the  left.  The  brigade  moved  to 
the  rear  until  it  reached  the  Dyer  farm,  and  there  formed  in  close  columns 
by  companies  and  marched  to  the  left,  or  north  through  the  farm  until  we 
reached  what  is  known  as  the  Snodgrass  house,  at  the  east  end  of  the  ridge. 
The  house  is  a  small  one,  and  there  were  several  peach  trees  standing  near. 
A  road  passes  through  this  farm  on  the  east  of  the  house,  and  running  in  a 
north-west  direction.  The  21st  Regiment  was  deployed  on  this  road,  directly 
east  of  this  house,  with  the  right  reaching  to  the  south  end  of  the  lane,  and 
near  the  woods.  At  that  time  there  was  severe  fighting  going  on  between 
three  and  four  hundred  yards  to  the  south-east  of  our  line,  we  could 
see  the  Federal  troops  moving  to  the  left,  and  we  were  expecting  to  have  to 
fight  where  we  were  at  that  time.  We  threw  down  the  fences  on  the  east 
of  us,  and  placed  the  rails  so  as  to  protect  us  from  the  balls  of  the  enemy. 
Soon  after  we  had  arranged  the  fence  to  suit  us,  we  were  then  ordered  away 
from  our  position,  (and  were  detached  from  our  brigade),  and  saw  no  more 
of  the  brigade  that  day.  We  were  marched  by  the  right  flank  out  of  the  lane, 
and  moved  in  a  south-westerly  direction  in  the  woods,  about  one-fourth  of  a 
mile  south-west  of  the  Snodgrass  house,  there  we  met  as  we  supposed,  a  part 


136  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

of  "Brannan's"  division  retreating  in  great  disorder  The  first  man  I  saw  that 
I  recognized  was  Colonel  Walker,  of  the  31st  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  who  was 
making  a  great  effort  to  stop  the  broken  lines.  As  he  noticed  the  21st  move 
in,  he  rode  up  to  us  and  said,  "2\st  stand  firm  as  adamant"  this  line  must  be 
stopped  right  here.  Colonel  Walker  assisted  in  establishing  the  line  on  the 
south  slope  of  the  ridge.  We  remained  there  but  a  short  time,  and  then 
moved  to  the  south,  down  the  slope  of  the  ridge  to  a  flat,  or  low  piece  of 
ground  at  the  foot  of  said  ridge.  Although  we  had  to  light  our  way  down 
the  ridge,  the  enemy  appeared  very  careful  and  slow  to  attack  us,  as  though 
they  did  not  know  what  was  in  their  front.  Our  position  in  the  flat  not 
being  a  good  one,  we  fell  back  on  the  ridge  in  good  order,  and  formed  our 
line  along  the  south  crest  of  the  ridge.  It  was  now  about  eleven  o'clock.  We 
saw  no  Union  troops  on  that  part  of  the  ridge  at  that  time,  except  a  part  of 
a  Battery,  that  was  placed  near  us  on  our  left.  I  do  not  know  where  they 
belonged,  but  I  do  know  that  the  time  they  were  most  needed,  they  were  not 
there,  as  they  had  left  that  part  of  the  ridge. 

We  had  been  on  the  ridge  but  a  short  time,  when  the  enemy  made  a 
desperate  attack  on  us,  but  was  repulsed.  Again  and  again  did  they  attempt  to 
drive  us  from  the  ridge,  but  we  were  not  to  be  moved  by  lead  nor  demon-like 
yells,  but  we  lay  close  to  the  ground,  and  with  our  Colt's  Revolving  Rifles 
repelled  and  repulsed  every  attack.  About  one  o'clock  p.  in.,  some  troops 
came  in  on  our  right,  and  the  22d  Michigan,  (as  we  supposed)  charged  over 
us  as  we  lay  on  the  ground,  but  only  remained  in  front  of  us  a  short  time 
when  they  fell  back  over  us.  The  enemy  then  followed  up  and  made  a  des 
perate  effort  to  brake  through  our  lines.  The  enemys  loss  must  have  been 
very  heavy,  as  they  came  very  near  us,  and  we  kept  up  a  constant  and 
terrific  tire  on  them,  compelling  them  to  fall  back.  About  this  time  a  regi 
ment  formed  on  our  left  and  done  some  good  work,  but  later  in  the  day  they 
disappeared.  I  have  always  been  of  the  opinion  that  this  was  the  Ninth 
Ohio. 

Some  time  in  the  afternoon,  a  regiment,  said  to  be  the  2d  Minnesota, 
came  in  our  rear  and  laid  down  and  began  firing  over  us,  their  balls  passing 
very  near  our  men.  We  feared  they  would  kill  some  of  our  men.  I  re 
quested  those  in  the  rear  of  my  company  to  cease  firing,  or  else  to  raise  up 
and  fire.  It  has  been  claimed  by  some  that  the  2d  Minnesota  relieved  the 
2 1st  that  evening, but  that  is  not  correct.  There  was  no  other  regiment  in  front 
of  the  21st  that  afternoon  except,  (or  at  least  the  left  of  the  regiment),  the  22d 
Michigan,  and  that  but  a  very  short  time.  But  instead  of  being  relieved  the 
21st  held  their  position  amidst  showers  of  bullets,  shot  and  shell,  until  sun 
down,  when  they  were  out  of  ammunition  and  could  not  get  any.  The  regi 
ment  then  moved  to  the  rear  a  few  rods  into  a  hollow,  where  we  were  then 
secure  from  the  fire  of  the  enemy.  While  in  this  position,  I  was  standing  in 
front  of  the  regiment,  when  a  Colonel,  (whom  I  was  unable  to  recognize,) 
rode  up  to  me  somewhat  excited,  saying  to  me  "move  those  men  up  on  the 
line."  I  said  to  him,  "Colonel  we  have  no  more  ammunition,"  His  reply  to  me 

was,  it   does  not  make  a  G — d  d n  bit  of  difference.     Have  the  men  fix 

bayonets  and  hold  that  line.  The  language  and  the  manner  that  the  command 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  137 

was  given  in,  stirred  up  my  "Irish"  bloodx  and  I  said  to  him,  go  and  talk  with 
the  officer  in  command.  He  then  rode  to  the  rear  of  the  regiment  to  where 
Major  McMahan  was,  and  gave  him  the  same  orders,  though  not  in  the  same 
language.  Then  the  Major  gave  orders  to  fix  bayonets,  which  was  promptly 
obeyed,  but  when  the  order  was  given  to  "forward  march,"  not  a  man  moved. 
About  that  time  some  of  the  men  011  our  right  shouted,  "boys"  do  not 
leave  us,  and  when  the  second  command  was  given,  every  man  moved  for 
ward  on  double  quick,  and  was  met  by  a  most  murderous  fire,  which  killed 
and  wounded  many  of  our  brave  men,  myself  being  wounded  in  my  left  hand. 
When  we  reached  the  line  on  the  ridge  a  short  distance  to  the  right  of  where 
we  were  at  sun-down,  we  fell  to  the  ground,  and  remained  in  that  position 
until  dark.  The  enemy  could  have  undoubtedly  driven  us  from  the  ridge  at 
any  time,  after  sun-down,  as  the  three  regiments  that  held  that  part  of  the 
line,  were  all  out  of  ammuntion,  but  they  had  a  better  tiling  ou  us,  by  lying 
still  in  front  of  us,  while  a  part  of  their  forces  swung  around  to  the  rear  of 
us,  shutting  us  in.  This  they  did  in  good  shape,  taking  in  the  22d  Michigan, 
the  89th  Ohio  and  the  21st  Ohio,  all  except  a  few  on  the  left  of  the  21st. 
The  enemy  that  came  in  our  rear,  did  not  quite  cover  our  left  company,  and 
when  they  ordered  us  to  lay  down  our  arms,  Lieutenant  Lamb,  followed  by 
several  others  ran  to  the  left  and  made  their  escape,  the  enemy  firing  at 
them  as  they  ran  but  without  effect.  Those  who  were  taken  prisoners  gave 
up  their  arms,  and  while  standing  in  line,  the  enemy  in  our  front  (probably 
riot  knowing  that  their  comrades  were  in  front  of  them,)  fired  a  volley  at  us 
at  short  range,  but  very  badly  aimed,  as  I  know  of  no  one  being  hit.  A  rebel 
officer  near  me  shouted  to  them  to  cease  firing,  and  informed  them  who  they 
were.  That  was  the  last  firing  I  heard  that  night.  And  this  is  my  recollec 
tion  of  the  most  fearful  and  bloody  day  the  21st  ever  passed  through 
during  the  war.  One  word  now  as  to  the  regiments  who  claim  the  honor  of 
holding  the  ridge  where  we  were  taken  prisoners.  If  the  115th  Illinois  fought 
on  and  held  the  ridge  as  one  Captain  Royce  claims,  and  if  the  2d  Minnesota 
relieved  us  late  in  the  day,  how  can  they  account  for  them  not  being  taken 
prisoners.  It  is  a  fact  that  can  not  be  truthfully  disputed,  that  all  the 
troops  that  remained  on  that  part  of  the  ridge  after  sun-down  were  captured. 
And  it  is  also  a  fact,  that  the  only  regiments  captured  on  that  day,  on  that 
part  of  the  ridge,  were  the  21st  and  89th  Ohio,  and  the  22d  Michigan. 

It  is  evident  to  me  that  Captain  Royce  is  mistaken  as  to  the  position; 
and  the  2d  Minnesota  instead  of  relieving  the  21st  Ohio,  laid  down  in  its  rear, 
and  some  time  before  dark  left  the  ground.  This,  without  going  into 
details,  is  my  candid  recollection  of  the  movements  and  work  the  21st  regi 
ment  did  on  September  20th,  1863.  With  the  greatest  regards  for  right  and 
justice,  and  for  all  who  participated  in  that  bloody  battle. 

I  am  yours  very  truly 

ISAAC  CUSAC, 

Late  Capt.  Co.  G,  21st  0.  V.  I. 


138  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

FOSTORIA,  OHIO,  April  1,  1892. 
Capt.  S.  S.  Canfield, 

MY  DEAR  FBIEND: — I  began  this  letter  to  you  some  time  ago,  but  our 
moving,  etc.,  put  a  stop  to  all  thoughts  of  correspondence.  You  must  excuse 
me  for  my  delay. 

I  will  resume.  I  will  not  go  back  of  the  time,  about  9  a.  m.,  of  our 
taking  position  in  the  lane,  on  the  east  of  the  Snodgrass  house.  From  there 
we  moved  into  the  open  woods,  going  about  south.  We  had  not  gone  far 
when  we  met  stragglers  and  fugitives  from  some  of  our  regiments,  which  had 
been  engaged  with  the  enemy.  They  were  coming  from  the  south.  I  think 
we  may  have  made  a  halt  for  a  few  minutes  at  this  point.  We  then  changed 
direction  to  the  west  or  right,  but  how  far  I  can't  say,  but  I  think  the  Snod 
grass  house  was  in  sight  and  about  north-east  when  we  halted. 

Colonel  Stoughton  seemed  to  be  undecided  as  to  what  he  should  do  at 
this  time.  We  were  quite  alone  and  under  some  fire  from  the  enemy  in  front. 
I  think  we  were  in  "column  closed  in  mass"  at  thii  time:  it  was,  if  you 
remember,  a  favorite  formation  for  the  Colonel.  We  were  moved  back  to  a 
position  on  the  ridge.  Of  the  distance  we  fell  back  I  can  form  no  estimate, 
but  it  must  have  been  only  a  short  distance.  Our  Company  K,  formed  on 
the  west  side  of  a  ravine. 

The  left  of  the  company  was  refused  (I  think  the  term  is)  to  the  north, 
to  conform  to  the  shape  of  the  ridge.  This  must  have  been  about  11  a.  m. 
The  enemy  came  on  at  once,  and  we  were  hotly  engaged,  but  for  how  long  a 
time  I  am  unable  to  say.  Time  flies  on  such  occasions,  for  when  a  man  is  in 
action  he  has  but  a  confused  idea  of  the  flight  of  time.  However,  let  it  have 
been  what  it  may,  the  enemy  gave  back  and  retired  to  try  it  again.  After 
they  had  retired,  a  persistent  fire  from  a  sharp-shooter,  said  to  have  been  hid 
in  a  tree  to  our  front,  attracted  our  attention ;  I  may  say  particularly  mine, 
he  having  put  a  ball  through  my  hair,  just  above  my  left  ear,  and  Colonel 
Stoughton  walked  to  the  left  and  front  of  our  company,  and  while  looking  for 
the  man  in  the  tree,  was  shot  in  the  shoulder.  If  I  do  not  mistake,  this  must 
have  been  between  12  m.  and  1  p.  in.  I  have  the  time  1  p.  in.  fixed  in  my 
mind,  as  being  the  time  that  something  happened,  but  what  it  was  I  can't 
now  determine.  It  was  not  long  until  the  enemy  came  on  again,  and  at  this 
time  there  were  no  troops  on  our  right. 

We  had  been  taken  out  of  our  brigade  and  division,  and  thrown  in  to 
check  the  enemy  coming  in  on  the  right  flank  and  rear  of  General  Thomas' 
army.  Here  in  this  position  we  repelled  a  number  of  attacks.  With  regard 
to  who  was  on  our  left  at  this  time,  I  re  member 'a  regiment,  said  to  have  been 
the  9th  Ohio,  making  a  charge  and  coining  back  in  some  disorder.  I  gave 
orders  to  help  them,  by  turning  an  oblique  fire  to  the  left  on  the  enemy,  who 
were  following  them  up. 

The  fire  from  our  Colt's  revolving  rifles  taking  them  in  the  flank,  was 
more  than  they  or  any  other  men  could  endure,  and  they  went  back.  I  do 
not  think  there  were  any  other  troops  between  us  and  them;  if  there  were, 
they  must  have  been  so  far  in  line  to  the  rear,  or  "en  echelon,"  that  we  did 
not  notice  them. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  139 

A  ravine  being  between  us  would  have  obliged  any  troops  between  us, 
to  have  formed  in  line  to  the  rear,  or  as  I  said,  "en  echelon."  Some  regiment 
I  do  not  know  what,  ot  my  own  knowledge,  passed  over  us  or  through  us,  say 
about  3  p.  m,,  but  it  may  have  been  earlier.  They  went  to  the  front  and  very 
soon  we  went  in  again.  I  do  not  mean  to  imply  that  we  changed  our  position, 
but  it  always  looked  to  me  that  we  worked  a  little  to  the  west  of  where  we 
had  been  engaged. 

This  regiment  must  have  been  a  part  of  General  Granger's  men,  as  up  to 
this  time  we  were  alone — I  mean  that  we  were  the  extreme  right.  I  do  not 
think  there  could  have  been  any  other  troops  beyond  us  to  the  west.  Very 
soon  after  this  regiment  went  to  the  front,  we  became  very  heavily  engaged  ; 
I  believe  our  hardest  fighting  of  the  day  was  at  this  time.  Later  on  in  the 
afternoon,  our  ammunition  began  to  fail.  As  you  will  remember,  the  cartridge 
boxes  of  the  dead  and  wounded  were  searched,  and  even  the  Enfield  cartridges 
was  tried,  but  proved  too  large. 

My  memory  fails  me  as  to  how  much  fighting  we  did  in  this  position- 
It  was  the  same  ground  we  occupied  in  the  morning,  about  10  a.  in.,  and  we 
must  have  held  it  until  near  6  p.  m.,  or  sundown.  As  each  man's  cartridges 
became  exhausted,  he  fell  back  under  cover  of  the  crest  of  the  ridge,  and  near 
the  two  large  trees  we  spoke  of.  The  two  that  I  refer  to  could  not  have  been 
more  than  twenty  rods,  if  so  much,  from  our  last  position  at  which  we  fought, 
and  in  a  northwest  direction. 

Company  K  had  all  gathered  in  a  group  under  cover  of  the  ridge,  and 
there  was  a  lull  in  the  fighting. 

John  Patterson,  who  was  in  command  of  Company  C,  Ara  Spafford, 
then  acting  Adjutant,  W.  B.  Wicker,  commanding  Company  E,  and  myself 
were  together.  Near  us  and  a  few  steps  to  the  north  were  the  two  large  trees 
spoken  of  above,  and  close  to  them  were  two  mounted  officers.  They  were 
talking  to  some  one,  who,  I  thought  was  Major  McMahan.  One  of  them  who 
wore  colored  glasses,  was  saying  an  advance  must  be  made,  etc.,  etc. 

I  could  not  distinguish  all  that  was  said,  but  I  heard  enough  to  interest 
me  very  much.  Knowing  that  nearly  all  the  ammunition  of  the  regiment 
was  now  exhausted,  I  stepped  up  to  the  officer,  who  wore  the  colored  glasses, 
and  said,  "It  will  be  murder  to  take  men  in  again."  Turning  in  his  saddle 
he  replied  in  a  very  emphatic  manner,  "It  must  be  done,  sir."  "If  it  must  be 
done  we  can  do  it,"  I  answered,  and  formed  the  company  with  the  others  of 
the  regiment.  With  regard  to  what  you  said  about  the  regiment  having  been 
divided  at  this  time,  and  the  left  of  it  going  back  on  the  line  at  our  last 
position,  and  the  right  going  to  a  new  one  on  the  right,  I  would  say  most 
emphatically  that  until  you  spoke  of  it  I  had  never  heard  of  it. 

Certainly,  if  the  regiment  had  been  divided,  some  one  would  have 
made  some  remark  about  it  after  our  capture,  something  would  have  been 
said,  that  would  have  drawn  out  this  fact. 

If  T  am  certain  of  anything,  I  am  sure  I  took  Company  K,  21st  O.  V.  I., 
to  the  front  and  right,  and  I  suppose  the  other  companies  to  the  right  of 
Company  K  went  with  us.  I  know  that  Company  E  went,  for  when  the 


140  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

enemy  opened  on  us  with  two  pieces  of  artillery,  one  of  that  company  was 
killed  close  to  me,  and  W.  B.  Wicker  commanding  the  company  picked  up 
the  grape  shot  that  struck  him.  There  was  no  mistake,  for  it  was  defective, 
being  flat  on  one  side.  We  did  not  have  far  to  go  to  find  the  enemy.  The 
few  of  our  men  who  had  a  load  for  their  rifles  fired,  and  we  fell  back  to  a 
position  on  the  east  side  of  a  ravine  running  to  the  south,  and  on  the  right 
of  the  89th  Ohio.  Here  we  waited  for  what  I  knew  would  and  did  happen — 
our  capture.  The  sun  sets  September  20,  about  6  p.  m.,  and  allowing  for 
powder  smoke  hanging  in  the  woods,  it  must  have  been  dusk  about  6:30  p.  m. 
It  must  have  been  dusk  when  I  spoke  to  the  officer  under  the  two  trees  about 
taking  the  men  in  again.  It  was  quite  dusk  when  we  fell  back  from  our  last 
advance,  and  our  capture  must  have  been  effected  just  before  the  moon  rose, 
say  about  7  p.  m.  We  were  now  on  the  right  of  the  89th  Ohio,  and  there 
were  no  troops  on  our  right. 

If  there  were  any,  they  were  not  on  the  line  with  us  and  in  sight. 

Let  me  recapitulate.  We  left  the  lane  about  E.  S.  E.  of  the  Snodgrass 
house  and  moved  into  the  open  woods.  This  I  should  say  was  about  10  a.  m., 
our  course  being  about  south.  We  then  marched  west,  the  Snodgrass  house 
bearing  about  northwest  when  we  took  our  position  on  the  ridge,  and  became 
engaged  with  the  enemy.  I  think  our  company  must  have  faced  about 
S.  S.  E.  and  the  right  of  the  regiment  about  south.  Up  to  this  time  there 
were  no  troops  on  our  right  or  our  left. 

Late  in  the  afternoon,  being  out  of  ammunition,  we  were  relieved  by 
some  regiment,  said  to  be  the  2d  Minnesota,  and  fell  back,  (individually)  a 
short  distance,  so  as  to  be  under  cover  of  the  ridge.  We  advanced  about 
dusk  for  the  last  time,  say  about  6:30  p.  m.,  in  direction  south.  This  move 
brought  us  on  the  right  of  the  89th  Ohio,  and  from  this  time  until  our 
capture  at  dark,  there  were  no  troops  in  sight  on  our  right. 

Our  capture  was  effected  as  follows:  One  force  of  the  enemy  came 
up  on  our  front  and  right,  and  Captain  Alban,  of  Company  F,  went  out 
to  find  out  who  they  were.  At  this  time  a  rattling  volley  came  in  from 
the  left,  and  the  enemy  said  at  the  time  that  it  came  from  another  force 
of  their  men,  who  had  come  in  on  the  left  of  the  22d  Michigan. 

This  ends  my  recollection  of  the  battle  of  Chickamauga. 

I  have  tried  to  keep  to  the  main  facts  as  I  remember  them.  One 
word  more  in  view  of  what  Colonel  McMahan  is  reported  to  have  said, 
that  the  regiment  showed  signs  of  •  'being  shaky,"  when  the  last  order  was 
given  to  advance. 

I  must  say,  that  neither  you  or  I  ever  saw  our  Company  K  fail  to 
respond  to  any  order,  that  during  my  connection  with  the  company,  was 
ever  issued.  I  cannot  close  this  letter  without  a  most  emphatic  protest 
against  any  such  imputation.  "Come  boys,  let  us  go,"  were  the  only  words 
I  used,  and  we  went— to  what  result  you  know. 

Yours  very  truly, 

JOHN  S.  MAHONY, 

Com.  of  Co.  K,  2lst  0.  V.  I. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  141 

Captain  S.  S.  Canfiield, 

DEAR  COMRADE  : — Your  esteemed  letter  was  received  some  time  ago 
requesting  me  to  write  you  my  recollections  of  the  events  and  details  as  to 
the  positions,  etc.,  occupied  by  the  21st  regiment  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers, 
on  the  battle  field  of  Chickamauga,  September  19th  and  20th,  A.  D.,  1863,  but 
owing  to  pressing  business  engagements,  my  time  has  been  so  thoroughly 
occupied  that  I  failed  to  comply  as  promptly  with  your  request  as  I  other 
wise  would  have  done.  I  regret  very  much  the  delay  thus  occasioned,  but 
trust  your  generous  forbearance  will  be  cheerfully  extended. 

I  will  endeavor  to  give  you,  in  a  very  brief  and  general  way,  a  correct 
account  as  I  recollect  it  of  the  part  our  regiment  took  and  the  positions  it 
occupied  in  the  engagement  on  the  historic  battle-field  of  Chickamauga. 

By  the  way  of  explanation  I  will  here  state,  as  you  no  doubt  recollect 
very  well,  that  at  this  time  I  was  a  Sergeant  of  Company  F,  of  this  regiment, 
and  on  detached  duty,  acting  as  regimental  ordnance  sergeant,  and  present 
with  the  command  during  the  entire  engagement. 

Late  on  Saturday  afternoon,  September  19th,  1863,  the  regiment  went 
into  action  in  the  woods  with  an  open  field  in  our  front  in  a  north-eastern 
direction  from  the  "Widow  Glenn's  House,"  and  there  met  the  enemy  in 
strong  force  in  our  front  After  a  few  sharp  volleys  were  exchanged,  night 
came  on,  and  more  or  less  sharp  picket  firing  continued  until  a  late  hour 
after  dark.  We  were  close  to  the  enemy,  and  as  we  lay  on  our  arms  during 
the  night,  at  intervals  could  distinctly  hear  their  artillery  and  wagon  trains 
moving,  and  frequently  words  of  command  from  their  officers. 

Early  on  Sunday  morning,  September  20th,  the  regiment  was  under 
arms  and  ready  for  action,  but  everything  in  our  immediate  front  was  quiet, 
with  the  exception  of  some  picket  firing,  and  it  was  evident  some  very 
important  movements  were  in  progress. 

By  order  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Stoughton  I  ascertained  from  each 
company  commander  the  amount  of  ammunition  on  hand,  and  found  there 
was  an  average  of  25  rounds  to  each  man ;  after  which  I  rode  over  to  the 
division  ordnance  train  and  secured  all  the  ammunition  left  in  the  train 
suitable  for  Colts  revolving  rifles,  with  which  we  were  armed,  which  was  70 
rounds  to  each  man,  in  addition  to  the  25  rounds  on  hand;  consequently  we 
went  into  action  on  the  top  of  Snodgrass  Hill  on  Sunday  forenoon,  armed 
with  Colts  rifles  and  with  95  rounds  of  ammunition.  On  Sunday  forenoon 
our  regiment  was  ordered  to  change  position,  and  we  marched  in  a  northerly 
direction,  halting  several  times,  waiting  evidently  for  instructions,  we  passed 
what  I  supposed  at  the  time  to  be  an  old  ashery,  but  see  it  is  marked  on  some 
maps  as  a  tan-yard,  which  possibly  may  be  correct  as  I  did  not  examine  it 
carefully  when  passing. 

We  then  moved  diagonally  across  the  open  field  westward  toward 
Snodgrass  Hill.  There  was  no  other  regiment  with  us  at  this  time.  While 
marching  across  this  field  my  attention  was  drawn  to  the  enemy  driving  our 
troops  near  and  beyond  the  Widow  Glenn's  house,  in  a  north-west  direction. 


142  HISTORY  TWENTY  FIRST  EEGIMENT 

The  sight  was  a  grand  one,  as  the  rebel  columns  seemed  to  meet  with  but 
little  resistance,  and  were  driving  everything  before  them  to  the  hills.  The 
sight  was  one  never  to  be  forgotten,  and  at  the  time  the  result  looked  to  me 
as  being  disastrous  and  very  serious  to  us.  We  reached  Snodgrass  Hill  and 
formed  a  line  of  battle  a  short  distance  cast  of  the  Snodgrass  House,  facing 
nearly  due  east,  with  a  large  open  field  before  us  and  woods  beyond.  This 
was  along  pretty  well  towards  10  o'clock,  or  possibly  a  little  later,  and  while 
we  remained  in  line  of  battle  at  this  place  there  were  no  other  troops  with 
us.  While  in  this  position,  indicated  as  No.  1  on  your  diagram,  there  was 
very  heavy  firing  in  the  woods  beyond  the  field  in  our  front,  and  some  of  our 
troops  were  being  driven  into  the  open  field.  We  remained  in  this  position 
not  to  exceed  twenty  or  thirty  minutes  at  the  uttermost,  when  the  regiment 
was  moved  across  the  hill  through  the  woods,  and  took  a  position  indicated 
as  No.  2  on  diagram,  on  the  southern  declivity  of  the  hill  in  the  woods. 
After  some  maneuvering,  owing  to  the  inequality  of  the  ground,the  regiment 
did  not  get  fully  formed  in  line  of  battle  at  this  place,  and  remained  here 
not  to  exceed  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes  when  the  heavy  columns  of  the 
enemy  could  be  distinctly  seen  through  the  sparsely  timbered  woods  moving 
towards  us ;  there  were  no  other  troops  with  us  or  very  near  to  us  while  at 
this  place. 

At  this  time  some  staff  officer  hurriedly  rode  down  from  the  hill  and 
ordered  the  Colonel  to  move  the  regiment  up  on  top  of  Snodgrass  Hill,  to  the 
position  indicated  on  diagram  as  No.  3. 

The  regiment  here  formed  in  line  of  battle,  facing  southward,  adapting 
itself  as  best  it  possibly  could  to  the  irregularities  and  depressions  of  the 
ground.  On  top  of  this  hill  the  men  hurriedly  gathered  such  logs,  pieces  of 
wood  and  other  material  of  whatever  kind  that  could  be  secured  and  utilized 
the  same  in  hurriedly  constructing  such  temporary  protection  as  they  might 
afford  against  the  fire  of  the  enemy.  When  we  first  arrived  and  took  position 
on  the  top  of  the  hill,  indicated  on  diagram  as  No.  3,  there  were  no  other 
troops  either  on  our  right  or  left ;  but  soon  after  we  were  in  position,  other 
troops  belonging  to  Brannan's  Division  formed  on  our  left  just  a  few  moments 
before  the  enemy  attacked  us.  We  had  been  in  line  on  the  top  of  the  hill  in 
my  opinion  about  twenty  minutes,  when  the  rebels  with  a  heavy  column 
made  a  determined  charge  upon  us,  coming  up  within  a  few  feet  of  the  muzzles 
of  our  guns,  but  the  withering  fire  from  our  repeating  rifles,  as  our  men  lay 
on  the  top  of  this  hill,  did  terrible  execution,  and  the  determined  and  des 
perate  charge  was  repulsed. 

It  was  during  the  first  charge  upon  us  that  Sergeant  Major  Blakesley 
was  killed,  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Sto lighten  at  once  ordered  me  to  act  as 
Sergeant  Major;  consequently  my  duties  took  me  along  the  line  of  the 
regiment  at  different  times  during  the  engagement.  In  my  opinion  it  was 
about  11 :  30  a.  m.  when  the  battle  became  general  along  our  part  of  the  line, 
that  is,  immediately  after  the  first  charge  had  been  repulsed ;  the  firing  at 
intervals  was  rapid,  and  the  deafening  rattle  of  musketry  was  kept  up  with 
greater  or  less  severity  from  this  time  on,  and  only  at  intervals  of  short 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  143 


duration  would  firing  cease  altogether  for  a  few  moments.  The  enemy 
charged  us  repeatedly  with  a  determination  bordering  on  desperation,  with 
a  force  vastly  superior  to  our  own  in  numbers  at  this  point,  but  with  the  aid 
of  the  Colts  rifles  they  were  repulsed  each  and  every  time  with  heavy  loss, 
and  several  times  our  regiment  followed  up  the  repulse  a  few  rods  down  the 
hill  in  front  of  our  position,  where  the  ground  was  thickly  strewn  with  the 
killed  and  wounded  of  the  enemy.  Lieutenant  Colonel  {Stoughton  was 
wounded  about  2  o'clock  p.  m.  The  enemy  had  a  number  of  sharp  shooters 
posted  in  trees  at  different  available  points  in  our  front,  picking  off  our 
officers  and  men,  and  shortly  after  one  of  their  charges  had  been  repulsed 
during  a  temporary  lull  of  action,  Colonel  Stoughton  was  standing  exposed 
to  the  fire  of  their  sharp  shooters,  looking  intently  towards  the  enemy  and 
was  warned  of  his  danger  by  our  men,  when  he  was  shot  through  the  shoul 
der  by  a  rebel  sharp  shooter,  ambushed  in  a  tree-top  in  our  front.  The  claim 
that  Colonel  Stoughton  was  shot  during  a  charge  is  erroneous;  the  above  are 
the  facts.  After  he  was  wounded  he  was  carried  to  theKSnodgrass  House, 
where  a  large  number  of  our  wounded  were.  Perry  Byal,  of  the  regiment, 
took  care  of  him,  and  after  being  about  an  hour  and  a  half  at  this  place,  he 
was  taken  by  ambulance  to  the  Crutchfield  House  in  Chattanooga  where  he 
arrived  at  dark  the  same  evening.  After  Stoughton  was  wounded  the  com 
mand  of  the  regiment  devolved  upon  Major  A.  McMahan,  ably  assisted  by 
Captains  Canfield,  Alban  and  Cusac,  the  three  ranking  line  officers  of  the 
regiment.  As  the  time  rolled  on  the  assaults  of  the  enemy  continued  with  a 
persistent  determination  to  carry  this  hill,  and  by  2 : 30  o'clock  p.  m.  our 
ammunition  was  nearly  exhausted,  and  myself,  with  others  along  the  line  of 
the  regiment,  rifled  the  cartridge  boxes  of  the  dead  and  wounded,  distribut 
ing  their  ammunition  to  the  surviving  men  in  line.  Near  about  2  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  General  James  B.  Steadman's  Division  hurriedly  inarched 
through  the. valley  in  our  rear  and  formed  on  the  right  of  Brannan's  Division 
where  he  drove  the  enemy  from  his  position  and  bravely  defended  it,  thus 
protecting  Brannan's  right. 

It  will  be  remembered  by  all  of  our  regiment  that  when  we  left  our 
position  this  (Sunday)  forenoon,  which  we  had  occupied  during  the  night, 
that  at  the  request  of  General  Brannan  for  aid  we  were  detached  from  our 
division  and  sent  to  him,  and  fought  during  the  entire  Sunday's  engagement 
under  his  command.  Our  regiment  maintained  its  position  on  top  of  this 
hill,  and  at  no  time  were  we  compelled  to  fall  back  or  change  our  position; 
only  slight  changes  were  made  of  minor  importance  in  the  position  of  some 
of  the  companies  for  the  purpose  of  securing  more  advantageous  protection 
against  the  heavy  artillery  and  musketry  fire  from  the  enemy,  viz. :  Captain 
Alban  swung  companies  A  and  F  a  few  paces  to  the  rear,  keeping  well  closed 
up  with  company  D  and  the  balance  of  the  regiment,  and  my  recollection  is 
some  of  the  other  company  commanders  also  slightly  changed  position  to 
secure  such  advantages  as  the  conformations  of  the  hill  and  situation  best 
afforded,  but  at  no  time  during  the  entire  afternoon  was  the  regiment  divided  or 
broken,  our  lines  were  intact.  Although  hard  pressed  by  superior  numbers, 


144  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

our  decimated  ranks  held  the  position  successfully  against  every  charge  made 
by  the  enemy. 

Every  old  veteran  of  the  21st  Ohio  is  well  aware  that  Major  McMahan 
was  a  strict  disciplinarian  and  knew  no  fear.  His  orders  were  to  hold  the 
position  at  all  hazards,  and  to  say  the  least  he  successfully  used  every  means 
within  his  power  to  do  so.  The  frequent  assaults  that  were  made  upon  us 
on  this  hill,  whilst  though  repulsed  in  each  and  every  instance,  resulted  in  a 
heavy  loss.  The  fire  from  this  artillery  for  a  short  time  was  also  telling  ; 
trees  and.  limbs  cut  off  by  shot  and  shell  in  several  instances  seriously 
injured  some  of  our  men.  The  heavy  thundering  sound  of  artillery,  inter 
mingled  with  the  deafening  rattle  of  musketry,  as  ever  and  anon  after 
frequent  intervals  of  cessation  the  opposing  forces  along  the  line  would  meet, 
told  too  plainly  the  desperate  nature  of  this  conflict.  For  the  most  part  of 
this  day  the  troops  fought  at  short  range,  and  several  of  the  enemy's  attacks 
were  repulsed  with  the  bayonet.  The  dry  leaves  in  front  of  our  lines  caught 
fire  towards  evening  and  the  smoke  from  their  burning,  in  connection  with 
that  from  the  artillery  and  musketry  fire,  very  materially  added  to  the  dark 
ness  and  gloom. 

Late  in  the  evening  the  regiment  was  moved  by  the  flank  about  four  rods 
further  to  the  right  on  the  hill.  It  was  now  getting  dark,  and  you  could  not 
distinguish  one  man  from  another  at  a  distance  of  two  rods.  A  short  time 
previous  to  this,  the  most  of  Brannan's  Division  had  been  ordered  back  off 
the  field,  and  General  Steadman's  troops  also  had  been  withdrawn  from  the 
right,  thus  leaving  us  without  any  protection  or  support,  with  the  only 
orders  that  we  must  hold  the  place  at  all  hazards. 

The  enemy  came  in  through  the  position  vacated  by  Steadman's  troops, 
and  gained  our  rear,  it  being  too  dark  to  distinguish  them  from  our  own 
men,  and  supposing  they  were  our  own  forces,  Captain  Alban  stepped  down 
the  hill  to  see  what  troops  they  were,  when  he  was  quietly  taken  prisoner. 
First  Sergeant  Celestine  Crochard,  of  Company  D,  also  stepped  down  to 
ascertain  what  troops  were  there,  and  was  likewise  taken  prisoner.  The 
enemy  now  moved  toward  us,  ordering  the  regiment  to  surrender. 

The  regiment  did  not  surrender  in  the  full  sense  of  that  term.  As  they 
charged  towards  us,  ordering  us  to  surrender,  a  large  number  of  the  regiment 
was  captured,  and  those  that  escaped  did  so  by  charging  through  their  line. 

I  will  here  further  add  that  the  claim  made  at  different  times  by  Major 
McMahan,  that  the  21st  Regiment  fired  the  first  shot  in  defense  of  Snodgrass 
Hill,  as  wrell  as  the  last,  is  undoubtedly  correct. 

I  believe  the  forgoing  statement  covers  the  principal  points  of  inquiry 
regarding  the  positions  of  the  regiment  and  the  part  it  took  in  this  engage-- 
ment.  I  can  not  for  a  moment  think  of  entering  into  details  of  the  personal 
bravery  of  different  officers  or  men  in  defending  the  important  point  assigned 
to  us  on  the  top  of  the  hill,  but  will  simply  say  that  the  annals  of  history 
show  no  instances  where  a  brave  and  patriotic  defense  was  more  effectually 
made  at  so  great  a  sacrifice  of  human  life.  The  following  are  the  official 
figures  of  the  strength  and  loss  of  our  regiment  in  this  battle.  We  went  into 
action  with  22  officers  and  517  non-cornmissiond  officers  and  men  with  rifles. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  145 

Killed  1  officer  and  47  men Total    48  Killed. 

Wounded  3  officers  and  98  men "      301  Wounded 

Missing  3  officers  and  104  men "       116  Missing. 

Total  loss  in  killed,  wounded  and  missing,  265, 

being  only  a  trifle  less  than  50  per  cent  of  the  entire  command.  The  major 
ity  of  those  missing  were  taken  prisoners  of  war,  although  there  are  a  num 
ber  who  have  never  been  heard  from  since,  that  were  either  killed  or  if 
captured,  died  from  the  inhuman  and  barbarous  treatment  in  Confederate 
prisons. 

Yours  respectfully, 

JOHN  H.  BOLTON, 
Late  Lieutenant  21  t>t  0.  V.  I. 

BOWLING  GREEN,  OHIO,  APRIL  16TH,  1892. 
Captain  S.  S.  Canfield,  Scotch  Ridge,  Ohio. 

DEAR  SIR  AND  COMRADE:— I  am  not  going  to  be  able  to  comply  with 
your  request  for  me  to  write  you  of  my  recollection  of  Chickamauga,  as  I 
would  like,  nor  as  the  subject  demands,  for  want  of  sufficient  time  to-day  in 
which  to  write,  from  being  pressed  with  other  business  matters.  To  the 
country  generally,  and  to  the  members  of  the  old  21st  Ohio,  the  subject  of 
Chickamauga  is  one  of  deepest  importance,  and  the  whole  truth,  and  only 
the  truth,  ought  to  be  gathered  up  and  so  placed  that  the  events  of  that  day 
can  be  known,  as  they  actually  occurred.  In  the  first  place  the  disparity  of 
numbers  on  that  field  does  not  seem  to  be  properly  understood  ;  even  the 
official  records  seem  inclined  to  over-estimate  the  force  under  General  Rose- 
crans,  that  was  actually  present  on  the  field,  and  many  of  the  commands,  de 
tachments,  sick  and  convalescents,  etc.,  that  were  scattered  from  Louisville, 
Ky.,  to  the  battle  ground,  and  in  various  portions  of  Kentucky  and  Tennes 
see,  are  included  in  the  estimates  of  our  forces  engaged  in  that  battle,  and  too 
great  stress  is  placed  upon  the  reports  of  the  Rebel  authorities  for  the  num 
ber  of  men  that  were  opposed  to  us.  I  well  remember  that  immediate] y 
after  the  fight,  it  was  conceded  that  our  forces  actually  present  numbered  but 
about  33,000  men,  and  I  think  you  will  agree  that  it  is  extremely  doubtful  if 
our  forces  exceeded  that  number,  instead  of  reaching  to  50,000.  Gen.  Bragg 
had  a  force  about  equal  to  our  own,  (about  54,000  I  think),  then  there  was 
Hill  and  Longstreet's  Corps,  Buckner,  from  East  Tennessee,  the  paroled  men 
from  Vicksburg,  the  militia  and  conscripts  from  Georgia  and  Alabama,  and 
others  I  do  not  now  recall,  making  their  force  actually  present  and  available 
in  that  fight  of  90,000  to  120,000  men,  and  when  we  consider  that  a  large  part 
of  this  force  was  the  flower  of  the  whole  Rebel  army,  and  the  balance  were 
fighting  in  their  own  door  yards,  as  it  were,  and  all  commanded  by  their 
ablest  officers,  then  the  disparity  is  tremendously  apparent,  and  the  valor  of 
the  boys  in  blue  stands  out  conspicuous  for  its  splendid  metal.  But  of  all 
the  men  who  fought  there  that  day,  my  liveliest  interest  is  in  our  own  old 
21st  boys.  History  as  yet  has  not  given  them  proper  credit  for  what  they 


146  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 

did  on  Sunday,  the  20th  of  September,  1863,  and  not  only  that,  but  others, 
even  those  holding  the  position  of  commanders  of  brigades,  have  claimed  to 
occupy  the  very  grounds  that  we  occupied  and  held  for  long,  weary  hours, 
and  to  have  done  the  stalwart  fighting  which  we  did  alone,  and  accomplished 
that,  which  by  our  own  valor  was  accomplished,  and  that  laid  many  of  our 
comrades  low  upon  an  inhospitable  Southern  soil.  I  will  not  try  in  this  let 
ter  to  give  all  my  recollections  of  that  day,  but  will  only  allude  to  some  of 
the  main  features  that  are  in  dispute.  We  took  up  our  first  position  soon 
after  9  a.  m.,  which  we  left  without  being  engaged,  and  from  there  took  the 
position  on  the  hill  that  we  occupied  the  rest  of  the  day  substantially,  about 
10:15  a.  m.,  where  we  were  soon  engaged  in  terrific  battle  lasting,  perhaps, 
something  less  than  one  hour,  losing  many  in  killed  and  wounded,  and  in 
flicting  terrible  loss  upon  the  enemy  with  our  "  five  shooters." 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Stoughton  was  shot  by  a  sharp  shooter  about  12  m., 
or  soon  after.  Certainly  much  nearer  12  m.  than  1  p.  m.  When  the  com 
mand  of  the  regiment  devolved  upon  Major  McMahan.  About  1  p.  m,  again 
the  enemy  made  a  fierce  charge  upon  us,  attempting  to  drive  us  from  the 
ridge,  in  which  he  failed,  leaving  some  of  his  dead  within  twenty  feet  of  our 
line.  The  next  charge  they  made  upon  us,  which  was  before  3  p.  m.,  was 
made,  as  I  have  since  learned,  by  a  brigade  commanded  by  a  South  Carolina 
colonel,  that  had  been  doing  garrison  or  provost  duty  some  where,  and  was 
very  strong  in  numbers;  this  attempt  to  dislodge  us  was  gallantly  made,  but 
to  them  it  was  a  useless  slaughter,  for  I  have  since  read  a  statement  from 
General  Longstreet,  who  gave  permission  to  the  colonel  to  make  the  charge, 
that  the  loss  of  the  brigade  was  65  per  cent,  of  its  nuembers,  though  the 
fight  lasted  but  a  few  minutes;  by  this  time  you  will  remember  that  our  am 
munition  was  getting  low,  and  the  major  started  to  take  the  regiment  to  the 
rear  to  get  ammunition,  when  he  was  ordered  to  retake  our  position,  by 
this  time  occupied  by  the  enemy,  by  a  staff  officer ;  brave  and  obedient  to 
orders,  as  he  was,  and  typical  soldier  that  he  was,  Major  McMahan  protested 
against  taking  the  regiment  back  on  the  front  line  without  ammunition,  but 
the  orders  being  imperative,  he  looked  at  the  staff  officer  in  his  inimitable 
way  and  said,  '  G — d  d — n  it,  you  rank  me;  boys  we  will  have  to  go  back," 
ordered  fixed  bayonets,  forward,  charge,  and  the  line  was  retaken  at  the 
point  of 'the  bayonet.  This  was  not  far  from  3:30  p.  m.  The  dead  and 
wounded  were  searched  for  cartridges,  and  Enfield  and  Springfield  cartridges 
were  used  by  taking  the  paper  from  the  ball,  but  the  calibre  being  larger 
than  the  balls  we  used,  many  of  our  guns  were  burst  at  the  muzzle.  About 
5  p.  m  ,  or  perhaps  a  little  later,  we  made  our  last  charge,  which  was  a 
counter  charge,  in  which  we  drove  their  line  back  down  the  hill  and  to  a 
creek  lined  with  high  weeds  and  brush,  and  behind  which  a  double  line  of 
the  enemy  lay,  awaiting  our  coming.  The  line  we  were  driving  back  went 
all  too  easily,  and  we  followed  them  too  far,  and  thus  fell  into  a  trap  that 
apparently  had  been  laid  for  us.  Two  withering  volleys,  at  very  short  range, 
were  then  poured  into  us,  and  many  were  killed  and  wounded,  but  we  re 
turned  to  our  position  in  good  order,  and  held  it  until  surrounded  and  com 
pelled  to  surrender.  About  7:30  p.  m.,  and  at  this  last  charge,  is  the  last 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  147 

assistance  I  remember  of  coming  from  our  right.  At  the  time,  I  believe, 
and  most  of  the  boys  believe  that  the  order  given  by  Major  McMahan 
as  we  started,  or  were  about  to  start  in  on  our  last  charge,  gave  the  rebels  the 
information  that  we  were  out  of  ammunition,  and  thus  concluded  to  take 
us  in  the  manner  that  they  did,  you  doubtless  remember  it  too,  as  the  rebels 
were  coming  up  and  were  at  close  distance,  the  Major  said,  "  Boys,  if  you  have 
got  a  round,  give  it  to  them,"  and  a  weak,  scattering  volley  was  fired  and  the 
charge  ordered.  I  regret  very  much  that  I  did  not  save  a  description  of  that 
charge  as  I  read  it  in  the  National  Tribune  some  four  or  five  years  ago.  It 
was  written  by  one  of  the  89th  Ohio  boys  who  was  wounded  when  they  went 
forward  in  the  afternoon,  and  as  he  lay  there  he  witnessed  the  charge,  and  as 
the  regiment  came  back  one  of  our  boys  took  him  with  us.  His  testimony 
was  that  our  deportment  and  alignment  were  as  perfect  as  though  on  drill ; 
and  he  was  correct ;  and  yet  it  would  be  received  with  better  grace  if  coming 
from  some  one  other  than  ourselves.  Now,  I  wish  to  say  something  in  regard 
to  the  conduct  of  the  men  as  referred  to  by  Comrade  Dolton  in  his  published 
statement  of  what  Major  McMahan  said,  when  he  conversed  with  him  the 
night  before  he  died.  I  do  not  question  the  statement  nor  integrity  of  Com 
rade  Dolton  in  the  least.  I  think  he  only  stated  what  he  understood  Colonel 
McMahan  to  mean,  but  certainly,  my  dear  Captain,  the  icy  hand  of  death 
must  have  already  grasped  the  memory  of  Colonel  McMahan  and  held  his 
mind  in  thrall,  else  he  never  could  or  would  have  made  the  statement  he  did 
of  the  men  of  the  21st  Ohio  showing  signs  of  restiveness  and  fear  on  that  day. 
The  whole  testimony  of  the  Colonel  has  been  to  the  gallantry  of  his  men  on 
that  day,  and  as  one  who  knows,  I  must  say  that  in  all  my  experience  I  never 
saw  men  exhibit  more  coolness  and  bravery  than  our  men  did  that  day ;  to 
have  looked  into  their  faces  and  to  have  heard  their  talk  on  that  day  one 
would  have  been  led  to  believe  they  were  devoid  of  fear.  Their  conduct, 
while  determined  and  deliberate,  was  as  nonchallant  as  though  no  foe  was 
near,  and  yet  a  more  grim  determination  I  never  saw  men  exhibit ;  they  knew 
and  realized  that  they  were  in  the  midst  of  the  chances  of  war;  they  knew 
and  realized  that  they  must  do  their  whole  duty,  every  man,  or  the  conse 
quences  would  be  disastrous  in  the  extreme,  and  knowing  and  realizing  all 
this,  they  did  their  whole  duty  and  as  only  brave  men  can  do  it.  There  was 
no  panicky  feelling,  there  was  no  hesitation  to  obey  commands  on  the  part  of 
those  men ;  they  were  every  one  of  them  American  soldiers  and  patriots  in 
all  that  the  term  implies.  At  the  time  the  Major  ordered  the  charge  to  re-take 
the  line  we  had  left  but  a  short  time  before,  a  captain  of  the  regiment,  who 
is  now  dead,  Captain  Van  Tine,  absolutely  lost  all  the  nerve  he  ever  had  and 
could  not  apparently  lift  himself  from  the  ground.  The  Major,  fearing  the 
effect  this  might  have  on  his  men,  went  to  him  and  urged  him  to  be  a  man 
and  lead  his  men  back  again,  but  he  could  not  do  it,  and  did  not,  but  his  men 
went  gallantly  forward  without  him.  Now,  Captain,  it  may  be  that  that  inci 
dent  was  in  the  Colonel's  mind  in  the  conversation  with  Comrade  Dolton,  but 
that  condition  applies  only  to  that  one  man  and  not  at  all  to  the  regiment. 
Our  long  and  bloody  list  of  dead  and  wounded,  the  number  taken  prisoner  at 
the  close  of  day,  and  the  number  who  made  their  escape  when  the  surrender 


148  HISTORY  TWENTY- FIRST  REGIMENT 

was  made,  refutes  the  idea  of  cowardliness  or  unsteadiness  of  the  old  21st 
Ohio  more  eloquently  than  can  my  pen  or  that  of  anyone  else.  548  men  and 
22  officers  went  into  the  light  that  Sunday  morning  just  as  the  church  bells 
at  our  loved  homes  were  calling  the  people  together  to  worship  the  God  of  the 
universe.  Before  shades  of  evening  spread  their  mantle  over  the  strife  and 
turmoil  of  the  day,  fifty  of  those  lay  stark  and  stiff,  their  spirits  awaiting  us 
on  the  other  side;  112  more  were  being  hurried  to  rebel  prisons  where  more 
than  fifty  others  laid  down  their  lives  for  home  and  country's  God,  after 
enduring  the  torments  of  the  damned  for  long  and  weary  months,  and  the 
next  morning  106  of  us  were  still  left  with  our  faces  to  the  foe,  sullen,  grim 
and  determined,  mourning  for  those  that  were  gone  from  us  forever,  but  not 
dismayed,  and  feeling  that  their's  was  a  soldier's  death,  a  patriotic  sacrifice. 
During  all  the  day  they  were  careful  of  their  ammunition,  not  firing  except 
when  an  enemy  was  in  sight  and  easy  range,  and  I  imagine,  Captain,  if  we  could 
ee  in  one  long  array  the  skeletons  of  the  rebels  killed  by  our  regiment  alone, 
it  would  be  a  gruesome,  ghastly  sight.  As  I  have  said  before,  the  regiment 
was  surrendered  about  7:  30  p.  m.  You  ask  me  if,  as  the  rebels  approached, 
there  was  cannon  firing  on  our  right?  I  say  no;  there  was  no  firing;  all  was 
still  save  for  the  steady  tramp  of  the  approaching  troops.  The  last  cannon 
firing  on  our  right  was  on  the  column  which  we  counter  charged  as  stated 
above.  When  the  troops  that  effected  our  capture  came  up,  it  was 
impossible  to  distinguish  wrho  they  were.  They  belonged  to  General 
Longstreet's  Corps,  and  wore  a  uniform  that  at  a  distance  in  the 
smoke  and  dusk  of  the  evening,  looked  very  much  as  our  own,  and  men  were 
sent  out  to  ascertain  what  troops  they  were.  You  will  remember  that  to  the 
challenge  of  the  major,  they  answered  "  Jeff  C.  Davis'  troops,"  and  as  we 
had  a  division  commanded  by  a  Jeff  C.  Davis,  it  was  our  hope  it  was  they 
that  were  approaching  us,  but  you  know  how  deeply  we  were  disappointed 
in  their  identity,  as  they  approached  from  the  left  front  and  right  rear- 
Now,  was  the  regiment  divided  at  the  time  ?  I  say  no.  I  never  heard  that 
idea  advanced  until  quite  recently,  and  as  a  proof  that  it  was  not  divided,  I 
will  call  your  attention  to  the  following  fact:  First,  a  man  was  sent  from 
Company  A,  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  regiment,  to  ascertain  what  force 
it  was  that  was  approaching  us.  Then  Captain  H.  H.  Alban,  of  Company  F> 
went  out ;  three  men  from  Company  C  were  sent  out,  one  or  two  from  Com 
pany  I  went,  and  Company  K  sent  some  one  out,  and  Company  B,  the  left 
company,  being  the  nearest  on  the  line  of  escape,  nearly  or  quite  all  escaped* 
and  all  the  rest  that  made  their  escape,  went  out  in  the  wake  of  Company 
B.  The  position  of  the  two  rebel  lines  were  such  that  they  could  not  fire 
on  the  escaping  ones  until  they  had  cleared  quite  a  distance,  without  firing 
into  their  own  men,  which  in  fact  they  did  do,  killing  and  wounding  several 
of  their  own  men,  a  very  meritorious  act  on  their  part,  as  I  have  always 
thought.  So  from  this  one  fact  alone,  Captain,  you  can  readily  see  that  the 
regiment  was  not  divided,  and  why  would  it  be  done  anyway  ?  putting  us 
astride  of  the  89th  Ohio.  Now  as  to  placing  the  monument  for  Ohio  troops. 
I  would  be  glad  indeed  if  it  were  done  as  comrade  Dolton  suggests,  for  if  it 
was,  I  think  that  it  would  mark  the  place  where  we  held  the  hill  all  day  Sun- 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  149 

day,  if  all  things  were  properly  taken  into  account.  Please  excuse  this 
disjointed  and  hastily  written  letter,  and  bear  in  mind  it  is  written 
wholly  from  memory,  but  without  bias.  I  wish  after  this  time, 
Captain,  that  justice  might  not  only  be  done  our  own  glorious  regi 
ment,  but  that  each  individual  member  of  it  conld  be  accredited  with  all  the 
valor  he  exhibited  on  that  day,  but  that  can  never  be.  Memory  fails  to  hold 
in  view  after  so  long  a  time  all  the  little  incidents  that  took  place.  I  would 
like  very  much,  Captain,  if  you  could  receive  full  credit  for  that  day,  but  I 
know  that  you  will  not,  save  in  the  hearts  of  the  men  that  were  with  you. 
You  are  too  modest,  too  unassuming,  to  demand  that  which  you  fairly  earn 
ed.  If  ever  a  man  earned  his  knightly  spurs,  you  did  it  that  day,  but  you 
know,  Captain,  some  of  the  reasons  why  you  never  got  full  credit,  and  facts 
were  withheld,  and  as  the  dead  cannot  give  up  the  truth,  nor  make  repara 
tion  for  past  faults,  let  us  throw  the  mantle  of  charity  over  their  memory 
and  banish  all  resentment. 

Yours  in  F.  C.  &  L., 

ABEL  COMSTOCK, 

Co.  C,  21st  0.  V.  I. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 


AWAY  TO  PRISON.— INTERESTING  CONVERSATION  WITH  THE  JOHNNIES. 
FALSE  PROMISES.— THE  GUM  BLANKETS  TAKEN  FROM  THE  MEN.— RE 
CEPTION  AT  ATLANTA.— DEFIANT  SPIRIT  OF  THE    PRISONERS. 
A  PERSONAL    ENCOUNTER    BETWEEN  A  CITIZEN  AND  A 
CAPTAIN  OF  THE    21ST    OHIO,    PREVENTED  BY  THE 
INTERVENTION    OF    A    GUARD. — WOOLEN 
BLANKETS  TAKEN.-FATE    OF    THE 
CAPTURED.— RESULTS  OF  PRI 
SON  TREATMENT.- SUM 
MARY  OF  THE  BATTLE. 


Twelve  officers,  and  one  hundred  and  twenty  men*  of  the  21st 
Ohio,  moved  from  the  Horseshoe  Ridge,  with  heavy  hearts,  but  full 
of  confidence  in  General  Rosecrans  ability  to  hold  Chattanooga. 

The  disaster  of  the  two  corps  in  the  morning,  the  disorderly 
retreat,  carrying  with  it  all  except  a  very  few  of  the  most  determined, 
the  long  and  terrible  conflict  that  ensued,  the  heartrending  sight  of 
the  wounded,  dying  and  dead  comrades,  the  scene  of  death  and 
desolation  that  met  our  vision  on  every  hand,  as  we  marched  from 
the  field,  the  gnawings  of  hunger  and  the  intense  thirst,  that  suc 
ceeded  the  nervous  relaxation,  as  the  excitement  of  the  battle  died 
away,  the  prospect  of  a  long  and  hopeless  confinement,  in  the  custody 
of  a  cruel  and  vindictive  enemy,  were  not  calculated  to  inspire  cheer 
fulness  or  hope. 

Notwithstanding  all  these  depressing  influences,  we  had  im 
plicit  confidence  in  General  Rosecrans  ability  to  hold  Chattanooga ; 
nor  was  our  belief  in  the  ultimate  success  of  the  Federal  Gorvern- 
ment  shaken. 

As  we  moved  from  the  field  we  were  entertained  by  our  captors 
by  expressions  such  as 

"You  western  men  fight  like  devils  " 

"This  is  the  number  given  in  the  "Revised  List"  of  the  captured. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  151 

"You  western  men  fight  like  h — 11," 

"You  western  men  don't  fight  like  eastern  men.  We  never 
charged  the  eastern  army  without  breaking  their  line,  and  then  we 
can  go  where  we're  a  mind  to.  If  we  break  your  line,  you  rally  and 
fight  just  as  well  as  you  did  before." 

They  evidently  thought  they  fought  in  the  afternoon  the  troops  they  routed  in  the 
morning. 

"What  you  uns  come  down  here  to  fight  we  uns  for  ?  " 

"Come  to  fight  for  our  rights." 

"I  don't  see  what  rights  you  got  here." 

"I  have  as  much  right  here  as  you  have,  except  the  right  to  vote. 
And  I  have  a  right  to  vote  when  I've  been  here  a  year.  You  are 
trying  to  deprive  me  of  my  rights,  and  I  won't  stand  it." 

"We  don't  come  to  your  country  to  disturb  you,  and  I'd  think 
you  might  keep  away  from  our  country." 

"This  is  as  much  my  country  as  it  is  yours,  and  we'll  let  you 
alone  when  you'll  let  our  country  alone. 't 

Such  was  the  nature  of  the  conversation  with  our  captors.  Other 
matters  claimed  our  earnest  attention.  Few  if  any  of  us  had  tasted 
food  since  early  in  the  morning,  and  all  were  suffering  with  thirst. 
As  often  as  food  was  asked  for.  we  were  told  they  had  none  for  them 
selves,  but  a  short  distance  ahead,  at  the  first  station,  we  would  find 
plenty. 

When  asked  for  water — "There  is  a  spring  a  little  ahead,  and 
there  you'll  get  all  you  want;  "  and  so  they  lured  us  on  until  between 
twelve  and  one  o'clock  we  crossed  the  Chickamauga,  and  were  per 
mitted  to  drink. 

A  short  distance  beyond  the  stream  we  were  turned  into  a  field, 
and  permitted  to  rest  until  morning.  Here  the  men  who  guarded 
us  off  the  field  left  us,  to  return  to  their  commands,  and  old  men  on 
horseback  armed  with  shotguns  took  their  places.  These  exhibited  a 
great  deal  of  natural  military  talent,  and  a  commendable  pride  to 
have  us  appear  well.  "Fall  in  thar  in  fo'  rows."  "Fall  in  fo'  rows 
thar  like  fo'  rows  o'  cawn,"  but  the  pride  was  all  out  of  the  Yanks 
and  they  persisted  in  a  "go  as  you  please"  style.  As  often  as  we 
asked  for  food,  we  were  told  there  was  "plenty  at  the  next  station, 
only  a  short  distance  ahead,"  and  this  was  repeated  until  we  reached 
Tunnel  Hill,  at  10  o'clock  p.  m.  Here  the  officers  and  men  were 
separated ;  the  officers  occupied  the  depot,  a  rough  building,  and  the 
men  were  put  in  a  field  not  far  away.  There  were  many  of  the  men 
who  had  not  tasted  food  since  early  Sunday  morning,  fought  all  day 


152  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

and  walked  35  miles,  and  yet  no  rations  were  given  them.  There 
were  some  sacks  of  meal  in  the  depot  building,  to  which  the  officers 
helped  themselves;  made  mush  in  their  cups  and  ate  it  with  their  fingers; 
but  the  men  were  given  nothing  until  the  next  morning.  The  next 
morning  it  was  announced  the  gam  blankets  were  to  be  taken  from 
the  men.  I  obtained  an  interview  with  the  Major  Commanding,  and 
asked  him  if  he  was  going  to  take  the  gum  blankets  from  the  men. 
He  very  politely  assured  me,  "I  am  sorry  to  say  such  is  General 
Bragg's  awdah."  "But  you  don't  propose  to  obey  that  order  do 
you?"  You  know  I  have  no  choice  to  obey  the  awdahs  of  my 
superior  officer,"  said  he.  "I  would'nt  obey  such  a  nefarious  order. 
I  would  resign  my  commission,  and  retire  from  the  army  in  disgrace 
first." 

I  told  him  further,  he  had  a  right  to  take  any  public  property, 
or  private  arms  found  on  the  men,  but  that  he  had  no  right  to  take 
their  clothing  ;  that  the  gum  blankets  were  a  part  of  their  clothing, 
their  private  property;  that  it  was  the  height  of  cruelty  to  deprive 
the  men  of  their  clothing  just  as  winter  was  coming  on,  that  God 
would  curse  them  for  so  inhuman,  so  barbarous  an  act.  I  told  him 
further,  that  since  I  had  been  in  the  army,  I  had  always  respected 
the  rights  and  property  of  individuals  ;  but  that  if  he  took  the  gum 
blankets  from  the  men,  if  God  spared  my  life  to  get  into  the  field 
again,  I  would  have  revenge.  Amidst  all,  his  equanimity  was  not  in 
the  least  disturbed.  "I  am  very  sorry  it  is  an  awdah  of  my  superior 
officer,  and  I  have  no  choice  but  to  obey  it." 

The  gum  blankets  were  taken. 

At  Tunnel  Hill  we  took  cars  for  Atlanta.  Here  we  were  met 
by  a  great  crowd  of  citizens,  jubilant  over  the  news  of  the  great 
victory  they  had  been  made  to  believe  Bragg  had  achieved. 

"No  we've  got  you." 

"Yes  you've  played  hell  haint  you?  I  wonder  if  you  don't  think 
3rou've  got  all  of  old  -Rosy's  array  ?  " 

"We're  going  to  have  Chattanooga." 

"Well  you'll  have  to  take  it  first." 

"But  we're  going  to  have  it." 

"You'll  have  a  good  time  getting  it.  Why  don't  you  go  and 
help  take  it,  so  as  to  see  the  fun  ?  It'll  be  nothing  but  sport." 

You'll  walk  over  more  dead  Yanks  than  you  ever  dreamed  of, 
before  you  get  to  Chattanooga."  More  than  once  we  heard  the 
expression.  "My  God  man  !  Do  you  know  what  j^ou're  fighting?  " 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  153 

"We  don't  care  what  we're  fighting,  "Rosy's  got  Chattanooga,  and 
he's  going  to  hold  it." 

"Has  he  any  reinforcement?" 

"Yes.  The  advance  of  Sherman's  army,  40,000  strong,  just 
came  up  late  Sunday  evening." 

In  several  instances  sharp  and  bitter  language  passed  between 
the  prisoners  and  citizens,  and  in  one  instance  at  least,  a  personal 
encounter  between  an  officer  of  the  21st  Ohio  and  a  citizen  was 
prevented  only  by  the  timely  interference  of  a  guard. 

A  citizen  of  Tennesse,  whose  home  was  north  of  Nashville,  and 
who  was  a  refugee,  was  among  those  seeking  enlightenment,  by  ask 
ing  in  the  stereotyped  way : 

"What  you  'uns  come  down  here  to  fight  we  'uns  for?  " 

"To  make  you  obey  the  laws  of  our  country." 

"I'll  never  obey  the  laws  of  a  country  that  treats  me  as  the 
Lincoln  government  has." 

"Why?     What  have  they  done  to  you?  " 

"They  took  all  o'  me  cattle,  and  all  o'  me  mules,  and  all  o'  me 
bosses,  and  all  o'  me  sheep,  and  all  o'  me  hogs,  —  took  everything  I 
had  except  me  land." 

"They  didn't  serve  you  right;  they  ought  to  have  hung  you." 

"Gr-d  d-n  you  !     If  I  had  you  out  I'd  shoot  you !  " 

Shaking  his  fist  at  the  man,  the  Captain  said  through  his  teeth, 
"If  I  weren't  a  prisoner  ol  war  you  daren't  tell  me  that,"  at  which 
the  man  raised  his  cane  to  strike,  when  he  was  hustled  away  by  a 
guard  who  called  him  a  d-n  coward,  and  who  told  him  if  he  wanted 
to  fight  Yankees  to  go  to  the  front  where  he  could  have  all  the  fight 
ing  he  wanted. 

The  above  is  sufficient  to  show  the  spirit  that  animated  the 
captured ;  a  spirit  that  made  them  prefer  death  by  the  lingering, 
torturing  process  of  starvation  rather  than  gain  freedom  and  plenty 
at  the  sacrifice  of  honor  and  loyalty. 

It  is  not  my  purpose  to  trace  the  history  of  all  the  brave  men 
captured  at  Chickamauga,  through  their  prison  life,  but  I  cannot 
neglect  comparing  the  mortality  of  the  captured  with  the  casualties 
of  their  comrades  who  were  so  fortunate  as  to  escape  capture. 

The  regiment  started  out  on  the  Atlanta  campaign  about  400 
strong,  officers  and  men,  and  by  recruits  from  time  to  time  its 
strength  was  kept  at  about  this  number  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

Out  of  this  number,  the  killed  and  missing  during  the  remainder 


154  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

of  the  war  amounted  to  73.  Of  the  120  men  captured  at  Chicka- 
mauga,  59  died  in  prison  ;  2  were  lost  on  the  Sultana,  and  of  7  no 
record  can  be  found. 

I  can  give  the  reader  no  better  idea  of  the  effect  of  the  treat 
ment  received  by  men  confined  in  southern  prisons,  than  by  quoting 
from  "Smith's  Knapsack  of  Facts  and  Figures :  " 

"Sixty  thousand  prisoners  of  war  died  while  in  southern  prisons, 
or  shortly  after  being  exchanged.  36,401  ot  this  number,  ascertained 
by  count  of  headstones,  died  while  in  prigon;  12,229  died  after  their 
release,  who  never  reached  home;  11,370  dying  within  a  few  weeks 
afterward,  being  15,762  more  than  were  killed  from  1861  to  1865 
upon  the  battle-fields.  These  men  daily  rejected  the  proffered  liberty 
from  Jefferson  Davis,  at  the  cost  of  their  honor  and  loyalty  to  our 
flag,  and  accepted  death  from  starvation  and  exposure  as  a  pleasure 
compared  with  aiding  the  so-called  Confederate  States  in  their  attempt 
to  destroy  the  Union,  and  in  so  doing  receive  as  their  reward,  free 
dom,  clothing,  food,  and  the  hopes  of  at  last  meeting  father,  mother, 
wife,  children,  brothers,  sisters  and  other  loved  ones." 

As  before  stated,  the  battle  of  Chickamauga  ended,  leaving 
General  Eosecrans  in  possession  of  Chattanooga,  and  the  rebel  army 
so  crippled  as  to  preclude  a  renewal  of  the  struggle  on  the  21st. 
At  3  p.  m.  on  the  20th,  the  right  wing  of  the  rebel  army  had  been 
"so  badly  beaten  back"  as  to  be  of  no  service  except  to  prevent  the 
withdrawal  of  troops  to  assist  General  Thomas'  right,  and  Longstreet 
put  in  his  last  division  only  to  be  repulsed  at  every  charge.  The 
capture  of  the  22d  Michigan  and  89th  and  21st  Ohio  regiments,  was 
the  only  advantage  gained  during  the  afternoon,  and  the  capture  of 
these  would  not  have  been  attempted  had  the  rebels  not  known  we 
were  out  of  ammunition. 

The  Army  of  the  Cumberland  consisted  of  3,876  officers,  and 
63,816  men.  These  included  infantry,  artillery,  and  cavalry. 

Great  pains  were  taken  to  find  out  the  strength  of  Bragg's  army. 

As  no  one  calculates  to  sustain  or  build  up  an  unrighteous  cause 
with  truth,  no  dependence  could  be  placed  in  Confederate  reports. 

Provost  Marshal  General  Wiles  estimated  Bragg's  infantry  at 
120,000;  his  cavalry  at  15,000  or  20,000,  besides  an  unusual  amount 
of  artillery. 

The  Army  of  the  Cumberland  lost  16,170  men.  The  rebel  loss 
is  not  known.  Bragg  reported  over  17,000. 

A  man  who  had  been  a  member  of  Jeff.  Davis'  cabinet,  and  who 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  155 

married  a  cousin  of  Captain  David  D.  Smith  of  the  1st  Alabama 
(loyal)  cavalry,  said  in  an  interview  with  the  Captain  several  months 
after  the  battle,  that  as  near  as  he  could  find  out,  Bragg  lost  22,000 
men  at  Chickamauga. 

Considering  the  disparity  in  numbers,  it  is  a  little  short  of  a 
miracle  that  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  was  not  exterminated. 
The  failure  to  attack  the  force  in  the  Cove,  and  later  to  assail  the 
isolated  troops  of  General  Crittenden's  Corps ;  the  failure,  as  Bragg 
tried  to  do,  to  bring  on  a  general  engagement  before  the  concentra 
tion  of  General  Rosecrans'  army;  the  failure  to  attack  at  daylight  on 
the  morning  of  the  20th,  for  (the  rebels  having  a  supply  of  ammuni 
tion  and  the  Federals  none,  would  have  met  little  opposition  in 
another  attack,)  an  hour's  more  daylight  would  have  given  them  the 
field;  the  interposition  of  the  21st  Ohio,  that  hurled  back  a  force 
already  past  General  Thomas'  right ;  the  opportune  arrival  of 
General  Granger's  troops  in  time  to  protect  the  right  flank  during 
the  afternoon,  and  the  spirit  and  determination  with  which  the  little 
force  on  the  ridge  was  imbued,  look  like  Providential  interferences. 
In  April  succeeding  the  battle,  Major  McMahan  made  a  corrected 
list  of  the  casualties  as  given  in  his  report.  I  give  the  losses  of  five 

regiments  that  lost  heaviest : 

Killed  and  Died  of 

Wounds.          Wouuded. 

21st  Ohio 48  101 

9th  Ohio 48  185 

2d    Minnesota 35  113 

96th  Illinois 39  134 

14th  Ohio 35  167 

The  9th  and  14th  Ohio,  and  2d  Minnesota  regiments  fought  both 
days.  I  cannot  say  as  to  the  96th  Illinois.  The  number  in  these 
regiments  who  died  of  wounds  I  am  unable  to  find.  Whether  we 
consider  the  loss  sustained,  the  length  of  time  the  21st  Ohio  defended 
its  position,  or  the  ammunition  expended,  it  must  appear  that  the 
regiment  did  not  come  short  of  its  duty. 

Major  McMahan  reports  expended  fixed  ammunition,  43,550 
rounds.  Ordnance  Sergeant  Bolton  reports  the  regiment  supplied 
with  49,115  rounds,  and  it  is  safe  to  consider  none  remained,  unless 
by  accident  it  was  carried  off  the  field  by  wounded  men. 

The  time  the  regiment  held  its  position  could  not  have  been  less 
than  seven  hours.  Though  we  have  not  positive  proof  of  this,  the 
circumstances  already  given  must  convince  the  reader  such  was 


156  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

the  case.  In  the  first  letter  written  home  by  Captain  Cusac  after  the 
battle,  while  all  the  circumstances  were  fresh  in  his  mind,  (which 
letter  is  now  in  his  possession,)  he  said  :  "I  must  say  that  no  regi 
ment  did  better  fighting  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga  than  did  the 
21st  Ohio;  and  no  regiment  held  its  position  in  line  of  battle,  where 
they  were  compelled  to  fight  a  great  part  of  the  time,  any  longer 
than  did  the  21st  Ohio.  Seven  hours  is  a  long  time  to  fight  without 
relief,  but  long  as  it  may  appear,  it  was  done  without  any  signs  of 
giving  'way." 

A  gentleman  writing  from  New  York  City  to  Colonel  McMahan 
on  the  6th  day  of  June,  1889,  said:  "On  last  evening  a  group  of 
gentlemen,  among  whom  were  several  who  had  been  Confederate 
officers,  were  discussing  movements  on  the  field  of  Chickamauga.  * 
*  *  The  warmest  praise  was  given  the  21st  Ohio,  it  being  recog 
nized  by  the  muskets  it  carried,  and  the  services  rendered." 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 


THE  SIEGE  OF  CHATTANOOGA.-THE  REBEL  INVESTMENT  OF  OUR  WORKS  OF 

FORTIFICATION. -HARD  SERVICE  AND  VERY  SHORT  RATIONS.-FORAG- 

ING  UNDER    DIFFICULTIES.— A  TRIBUTE  FROM  GEN.  THOMAS.— THE 

REBEL  BOMBARDMENT  OF  OCTOBER  5.— THE  ARRIVAL  OF  GRANT 

AND  RAISING    OF  THE    SIEGE.— THE    BATTLES    OF    LOOKOUT 

MOUNTAIN   AND    MISSION    RIDGE.  —  REVISITING    THE 

BATTLE  FIELD  OF  CHICK  AM  AUGA.-THE  COLD  NEW 

YEARS  DAY  OF  1864.-THE  RE-ENLISTMENT 

OF  THE  REGIMENT  AND  ITS 

VETERAN  FURLOUGH. 


BY  GEORGE  S.  CANFIELD. 


As  the  men  of  the  regiment,  who  escaped  capture,  were  making 
their  way  from  the  battlefield,  and  several  had  joined  in  the  retreat, 
they  fell  in  with  Colonel  M.  B.  Walker,  who  conducted  them  back 
to  Rossville,  where  they  arrived  late  in  the  evening,  tired,  hungry 
and  greatly  cast  down.  Here  others  joined  them,  until  about  60  of 
the  517  who  went  into  action  in  the  morning,  had  collected  together, 
and  the  night  was  spent  around  their  dim  camp-fires,  with  all  the 
solemnities  of  a  funeral  occasion,  discussing  in  subdued  tones  the 
events  of  the  day,  and  the  fates  of  their  comrades.  Late  in  the 
night  rations  were  brought  from  Chattanooga,  and  early  in  the  morn 
ing  of  the  21st,  Ordnance  Sergeant  Bolton  procured  for  them  a  few 
rounds  of  ammunition  each,  and  they  were  given  a  position  on  a  hill 
to  watch  the  enemy.  Here  they  were  attacked  by  rebel  skirmishers, 
which  were  soon  driven  off,  and  late  in  the  day,  with  the  rest  of  the 
army,  fell  back  to  Chattanooga,  where  they  immediate!}'  went  to 
work  on  fortifications,  and  where  the  remnant  of  this  once  proud 
regiment  was  destined  to  share  the  perils  and  hardships  of  a  period? 
which  should  be  known  as  the  siege  of  Chattanooga,  but  which  has 
rarely  been  so  designated  by  those  who  have  written  of  those  event 
ful  days,  in  the  many  forms  in  which  their  histories  have  been  re 
corded. 


158  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

The  third  day  after  the  battle,  the  regiment  was  under  cover  of 
the  breast-works,  in  which  General  Rosecrans  had  buried  his  broken 
army,  around  the  city.  The  regiment  then  mustered,  all  told,  less 
100  men,  to  which  number  it  had  been  recruited  from  scarce  60  rifles? 
which  marched  into  Chattanooga  from  the  Kossville  bivouac,  on 
Monday  after  the  battle. 

Our  position  in  the  brigade  and  division,  was  to  the  front  center 
of  the  city,  near  the  Rossville  road,  and  near  where  is  now  the  Union 
depot.  Here  at  an  angle  of  the  lines  under  Lookout  Mountain,  a 
large  fort  was  laid  out,  upon  which  work  was  immediately  com 
menced,  and  our  little  remnant  of  a  regiment  assumed  its  full  share 
in  the  fatigue  work  on  the  fortification.  This  was  named  Fort 
Negley,  the  same  as  the  work  which  we  assisted  to  build  at  Nashville 
in  1862. 

The  fort  and  camp  were  at  a  point,  where,  up  to  a  few  years  ago, 
was  a  large  brick  yard,  and  through  the  deep  red  clay  beds  which 
have  since  been  made  to  contribute  to  the  building  of  the  city,  as  it 
has  grown  out  upon  the  then  open  plain,  which  was  then  our  front, 
we  dug  our  trenches  and  constructed  the  bomb-proofs,  into  which  we 
crept  in  the  bombardment  of  October.' 

Captain  Vantine,  of  Company  I,  was  in  command  here  for  a 
short  time  before  he  was  dismissed  from  the  service,  when  the  com 
mand  devolved  on  Lieutenant  J.  L.  Curry. 

An  incident  of  our  early  service  in  this  camp,  was  an  inspection 
by  our  beloved  old  Corps  Commander,  General  George  H.  Thomas, 
who  had  now  succeeded  General  Rosecrans  in  command  of  the  army. 
We  were  drawn  up  in  line  near  Fort  Negley,  our  little  handful  of 
what  remained  after  the  Chickamauga  disaster.  General  Thomas 
riding  along  the  line,  stopped  near  the  right,  and  remarked  in  hear 
ing  of  the  musicians,  that  this  seemed  to  be  but  the  fragment  of  a 
regiment. 

"  Where  are  your  colors?"  he  asked  of  an  officer.  The  latter 
explained  that  this  was  all  that  remained  of  the  21st  Ohio. 

At  this  the  General  dismounted  from  his  horse,  and  moved  down 
to  about  the  center  of  the  little  line,  and  spoke  a  few  words  to  the 
men.  He  said  that  he  well  knew  how  well  the  21st  had  fought,  and 
the  circumstances  of  their  loss;  that  no  doubt  we  felt  greatly  dis 
comfited  at  the  loss  of  our  comrades  and  colors,  but  that  our  losses 
and  sacrifices  were  to  our  credit  and  honor. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  159 


It  was  not  a  speech  ;  it  was  more  a  fatherly  talk,  and  when  he 
moved  away,  there  was  not  a  dry  eye  in  the  line. 

Our  service  here,  besides  work  on  fortifications,  consisted  of 
skirmish  line  duty  and  foraging.  The  rebel  line  of  investment,  made 
with  the  view  of  starving  us  out,  stretched  from  the  river  below  to 
the  river  above  the  city.  All  the  high  points  of  observation,  from 
Lockout  Mountain  around  to  the  eastern  spur  of  Mission  Bidge  at 
the  Tennessee,  were  occupied  by  rebel  canon  and  troops,  and  by 
forts  erected  at  convenient  distances  overlooking  us.  In  the  valley 
between  their  fortified  line  and  our  own,  the  two  picket  line/*  were 
posted.  Those  in  our  front  along  Chattanooga  creek,  were  under  an 
agreement,  not  to  fire  on  each  other,  except  in  case  one  or  the  other 
line  advanced. 

Here  we  traded  for  tobacco,  or  exchanged  newspapers  with  the 
Johnnies,  or  the  skirmishers  silently  watched  each  other  across  the 
narrow  stream.  As  the  enemy's  cordon  drew  tighter  and  tighter 
around  us,  and  their  cavalry  reached  our  rear,  our  rations  decreased, 
and  it  was  almost  impossible  to  obtain  forage  for  our  animals. 

About  the  1st  of  October,  affairs  became  very  alarming. 

Foraging  meant  journeys  of  fifty  to  sixty  miles  across  a  range 
of  mountains  to  the  north  and  east  of  Chattanooga,  into  a  country 
which  supposably  had  been  previously  stripped  of  both  forage  and 
food.  Our  animals  were  fast  becoming  unserviceable,  and  the  forag 
ing  teams  were  so  weak  they  were  scarcely  able  to  haul  empty  wagons 
as  they  started,  and  soldiers  had  to  help  loaded  wagons  back  to  camp. 
Exhausted  animals  were  often  killed  and  wagons  abandoned.  In 
such  cases  returning  soldiers  brought  in  whatever  they  could  carry 
on  their  backs. 

At  the  commencement  of  the  siege,  the  only  government  line  of 
supply  for  the  army  was  by  the  road  from  Chattanooga  to  Bridge 
port,  which  runs  most  of  the  way  along  the  Tennessee  Kiver. 

The  rebels  now  had  complete  control  of  this  road,  their  sharp 
shooters  having  possession  of  the  opposite  side  of  the  river.  The 
route  had  not  been  abandoned,  however,  until  after  scores  of  our 
mules  had  been  killed  by  them.  After  the  abandonment  of  this  line* 
all  of  the  supplies  for  the  army  were  drawn  by  a  circuitous  route, 
more  than  sixty  miles  in  length.  From  this  on,  the  hardships  of  the 
army  and  of  the  regiment  increased  daily.  It  was  the  first  and  only 
time  in  our  service,  when  we  were  actually  in  need  of  food. 


160  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 


We  learned  to  know  what  it  was  to  be  hungry,  and  many  were 
the  devices  resorted  to  to  supply  our  wants,  but  in  vain. 

In  the  need  of  maintaining  our  animals,  especially  for  handling 
artillery  in  case  of  attack,  then  daily  expected,  the  first  of  all  grain 
forage  obtained,  was  given  to  the  horses  and  mules.  But  the  soldiers 
helped  themselves  to  the  animals'  supplies ;  so  much  so,  that  their 
drivers  had  to  watch  the  animals  when  eating,  to  keep  them  from 
being  robbed  of  their  feed  by  the  men.  Corn  so  obtained  was  par 
ched  and  eaten,  or  roasted  and  made  into  coffee,  and  the  grounds 
afterwards  eaten.  The  meat  ration  disappeared,  only  as  we  were 
supplied  from  cattle  captured  far  up  the  valley,  and  driven  in, 
escaping  rebel  cavalry  which  swarmed  everywhere.  The  cattle  thus 
obtained  were  slaughtered  at  our  division  slaughter  yard,  and  issued 
pro  rata.  To  that  yard,  when  a  drove  was  to  be  killed,  we  went, 
and  quarreled  with  each  other  for  the  offal  of  the  animals;  tails, 
hoofs,  and  even  intestines.  Out  of  all,  an  article  of  food  was  pro 
duced. 

The  tails  made  the  delicious  ox-tail  soup ;  from  inwards,  by  a 
short  process,  was  made  a  sort  of  tripe,  while  from  hoofs  and  shanks 
we  obtained  an  article  not  unlike  common  glue,  which,  while  not  the 
greatest  delicacy  in  the  world,  was  so  much  better  than  nothing,  that 
he  who  secured  a  "dose"  of  it,  deemed  himself  very  fortunate. 

Articles  obtained  on  foraging  expeditions,  where  individuals 
made  a  haul  on  their  own  "  hooks,"  were  carefully  treasured,  and 
eaten  of  very  sparingly.  Towards  the  last  days  of  October,  a  mem 
ber  of  Company  K  secured  a  goose  about  seventy  miles  from  camp. 
He  partook  of  it  so  sparingly,  that  before  the  last  of  it  was  eaten,  it 
went  into  decay,  or  what  has  since  become  the  fashion  to  call,  "in 
nocuous  desuetude."  Finally,  attracted  to  a  hole  in  one  of  the  bomb- 
proofs  by  a  smell  of  something  perishable,  the  remains  of  the  goose 
were  discovered,  and  although  the  owner  protested  that  it  was  all 
right,  for  he  had  been  partaking  of  it  dr.ily,  it  was  buried  from  the 
sight  and  smell  of  men. 

On  the  morning  of  the  5th  of  October,  as  soon  as  the  fog  over 
the  Tennessee  lifted  sufficiently,  the  rebel  guns  of  the  whole  front  of 
the  line  of  investment  opened  on  our  half-starved  and  feeble  army. 
From  Lookout's  top,  overlooking  five  States  of  our  Glorious  Union, 
which  unholy  hands  were  seeking  to  destroy,  from  its  steep  sides, 
from  the  long  line  of  Mission  Eidge,  and  from  numerous  forts  along 
the  distance  between  Lookout  and  Mission  Ridge,  all  of  the  rebel 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  161 

guns  let  loose  their  fury  upon  us.  The  most  of  our  regiment  was 
absent  on  a  foraging  expedition  that  morning,  but  it  returned  in  time 
to  know  what  it  was  to  dodge  the  shells  which  had  rained  upon  our 
camp  all  day. 

The  firing  was  continued  all  night  at  intervals.  Some  of  our 
regiment,  who  had  not  learned  the  accuracy  with  which  the  guns  to 
our  front  had  range  on  our  particular  camp,  because  they  had  been 
absent,  disregarded  the  order  to  keep  all  lights  out,  and  started  little 
fires  here  and  there.  But  it  was  not  for  long.  Having  our  range 
exactly,  as  soon  as  a  spark  was  seen  there  would  be  a  flash  in  front, 
and  a  screaming  shell  would  drop  too  near  to  warrant  a  continuance 
of  the  camp  light. 

The  next  day  all  expected  the  bombardment  to  re-open,  and 
under  cover  of  the  haze  of  the  morning  the  troops  were  withdrawn 
from  the  camps  and  works,  and  hidden  from  the  enemy  by  convenient 
buildings  and  behind  elevations.  Later  the  fog  lifted,  but  lo!  the 
guns  were  silent.  Nor  was  the  firing  renewed,  except  in  a  desultory 
manner,  and  except  from  the  "angel"  on  Lookout  Point. 

The  reason  of  this  sudden  cessation  of  the  bombardment  was 
never  explained,  but  has  been  stated  to  be  another  of  the  many  cases 
where  the  operations  in  the  field  were  interfered  with  by  the  Davis 
government  at  Richmond. 

Very  soon  after  the  bombardment  the  regiment  was  moved  to  a 
camp  near  the  river,  directly  to  the  rear  of  the  old  rolling  mills,  and 
a  little  to  the  right  and  front  of  General  Thomas'  headquarters. 
Soon  after  this  the  rebels  mounted  their  heavy  seige  gun  in  the  timber 
fort  on  the  point  of  Lookout,  where  is  now  the  Summer  hotel,  and 
with  this  they  gave  us  a  few  shots  each  day  as  soon  as  the  fog  lifted. 
The  distance  as  we  computed  it  from  the  flash  and  sound  of  the  gun, 
was  the  better  part  of  three  miles.  These  shots  occasioned  us  only 
amusement,  as  we  could  easily  dodge  them  by  jumping  behind  breast 
works  after  seeing  the  flash.  The  shots  usually  burst  high  in  the  air, 
but  though  some  of  them  struck  the  long  row  of  hospitals  containing 
our  own  and  rebel  wounded  from  Chickamauga,  no  one  was  injured, 
though  there  were  some  narrow  escapes.  We  dug  several  of  the  shot 
out  of  the  ground,  and  one  was  sent  north  as  a  Lookout  Mountain 
relic,  and  at  last  accounts  was  doing  that  duty  in  the  home  of  one  of 
the  "twenty-onesters,"  We  occupied  this  camp  during  the  remainder 
of  our  service  at  Chattanooga.  Our  shelter  was  rude  canvass  covered 
huts,  with  stick  and  mud  chimneys, 


162  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

In  November  Grant  arrived,  and  the  siege  was  soon  raised,  and 
from  that  time  we  had  our  usual  abundance  of  full  government 
rations.  But  we  were  sorely  put  to  it  for  fuel.  Our  supply  being 
from  timber  at  our  front,  trees  were  soon  being  reduced  to  stumps, 
and  soon  the  latter  disappeared  down  to  the  last  semblance  of  the 
roots.  In  this  camp  the  regiment  re-enlisted  for  the  war  as  veterans, 
and  in  accordance  with  the  rule  was  given  a  thirty  days'  furlough. 
We  were  here  in  our  open  huts  when  the  whole  country  experienced 
the  extremely  cold  New  Years  Day,  January  1864,  which  was  called 
by  the  citizens  of  Chattanooga  the  coldest  weather  they  had  ever 
known.  It  was  our  third  winter  in  the  Sunny  South,  and  the 
experience  of  that  January  day,  will  ever  be  remembered  by  those 
who  were  there.  We  were  scant  for  fuel,  and  all  our  dishes  of  food 
were  frozen  solid.  Ice  formed  in  the  ditches  and  trenches  sufficient 
to  bear  a  man,  something  before  unknown  in  Georgia  or  Tennessee. 
We  were  also  in  this  camp  when  the  battle  occurred  which  General 
Grant  proceeded  to  fight,  and  during  which,  for  the  first  time  in  our 
regimental  history,  we  had  a  position  in  reserve.  This  was  because 
of  the  awful  losses  we  had  sustained  at  Chickamauga,  and  the  severe 
service  we  had  seen  throughout  the  whole  campaign,  which  resulted 
in  the  capture  of  Chattanooga. 

Our  position  during  the  battles  of  Lookout  Mountain  and 
Mission  Ridge,  was  such  as  is  rarely  the  good  fortune  of  troops  in 
active  service  to  enjoy.  We  were  able  to  see  every  movement  of 
both  battles.  Our  small  companies  had  done  their  full  quota  for 
picket  and  skirmish  line  duty,  during  the  whole  time  of  the  invest 
ment,  and  our  men  knew  every  nook  and  crook  of  both  the  rebel 
and  Union  lines  along  Chattanooga  Creek,  and  had  learned  by  heart 
every  point  of  the  rebel  position  overlooking  our  front.  When, 
therefore,  we  found  ourselves  in  reserve,  and  learned  the  purpose  of 
our  great  commander  to  sweep  the  enemy  from  our  front,  we  were  in 
high  feather.  We  witnessed  all  the  great  movements  of  those  historic 
battles  from  the  time  Joe  Hooker  moved  against  Lookout  and  his  line 
of  blue  disappeared  in  the  clouds,  until  Sherman  on  the  left,  and 
Thomas  in  the  center  had  swept  the  foe  from  height  and  plain,  and 
Chattanooga  was  ours,  free  and  un trammeled,  and  the  rebel  army 
broken  and  scattered  to  the  southward.  In  some  of  the  movements 
our  regiment  participated,  but  our  record  was  of  reserve  service. 
We  helped  to  bring  in  and  park  some  of  the  cannon  captured,  and 
had  the  satisfaction  of  assisting  to  bring  from  the  field  and  guard 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  163 

some  of  the  thousands  of  rebel  prisoners  taken,  constantly  spurred 
to  interest  in  that  direction  by  the  remembrance  of  the  many  of  our 
own  comrades  who  were  suffering  in  the  hells  of  the  Confederacy. 

To  the  field  of  Chickamauga,  ten  miles  distant,  some  of  us  paid 
a  visit  immediately  after  the  battles.  There  we  saw  many  horrors 
of  still  unburied  dead  and  decaying  carcasses  of  men  and  animals. 
Two  of  us  saw  on  a  stump  the  partly  decayed  head  of  a  Union 
soldier,  which  had  been  stuck  up  on  a  pole,  and  had  been  denuded  of 
flesh  by  carrion  crows.  We  gave  burial  to  the  awful  spectacle  of 
southern  brutality,  and  this  was  said  to  be  but  one  of  many  cases  of 
the  kind  seen  by  those  who  first  revisited  the  field.*  The  regiment's 
re-enlistment  was  almost  in  a  body,  and  was  much  due  to  the  personal 
efforts  of  Quartermaster  Sergeant  George  Scheets,  to  whom  the  men  in 
the  hard  service  at  Chattanooga  following  Chickamauga,  had  learned 
to  look  up  and  respect  for  his  efficiency  and  care  for  their  interests. 
The  opportunity  was  seized  by  those  in  command  to  strip  the  service 
of  all  not  strictly  serviceable  soldiers,  which  included  all  infirm,  and 
all  very  young  and  very  old.  This  included  some  of  our  musicians, 
who  were  discharged  for  disability,  most  of  them  greatly  to  their 
regret,  as  all  desired  to  continue  with  the  comrades  with  whom  they 
had  shared  so  many  burdens  and  dangers. 

The  regiment  re-enlisted  to  date  from  January  1,  1864,  and  was 
sworn  in  on  the  5th.  The  latter  part  of  the  month,  the  railroad  from 
Chattanooga  to  Bridgeport  having  been  repaired,  between  300  and 
400  veterans  started  for  home,  in  box  cars,  for  a  thirty  days' 
furlough. 

In  passing  over  a  trestle  between  Chattanooga  and  Bridgeport, 
said  to  be  100  feet  high,  the  two  cars  next  the  engine  containing  the 
21st  Ohio,  jumped  the  track,  and  the  train  ran  thirty  feet  or  more  on 
the  cross  ties  before  it  could  be  stopped.  Though  badly  shaken  up, 
fortunately  no  one  was  injured.  The  cars  replaced,  and  the  train 
again  on  solid  ground,  the  men  got  on  board,  and,  proud  of  their 
record,  with  light  hearts  moved  forward  towards  their  homes  from 
which  they  had  long  been  absent.  After  a  royal  time  spent  among 
relatives  and  friends,  they  again  bade  adieu  to  home  and  loved  ones, 
said  good-bye  to  comrades  left  behind,  repaired  to  Columbus,  the 
place  of  rendezvous,  and  on  the  1st  day  of  March,  1864,  left  that  city 
to  join  Sherman's  army  at  Graysville,  Georgia,  then  preparing  to 
enter  upon  one  of  the  most  memorable  campaigns  in  the  annals  of 
war,  and  where  they  arrived  in  due  time,  with  not  a  man  missing. 

-Surgeons  went  out  after  the  battle  of  Chickamauga  to  care  for  the  Union 
wounded.  After  their  task  was  completed,  they  were  sent  to  Libby  as  prisoners 
of  war.  One  of  these  surgeons  informed  the  author  that  on  a  part  of  the  field  there 
was  a  Yankee's  head  on  every  stump. 


CHAPTER  XXVIH. 


GENERAL    ROSECRANS    RELIEVED    OF    THE   COMMAND  OF  THE    ARMY  OF 
THE    CUMBERLAND.— AFFECTIONATE    LEAVE  TAKING— BRIEF  RE 
VIEW  OF  HIS  SERVICES. -GEN.    THOMAS  IN  COMMAND.— 
GEN.  NEGLEY  RELIEVED  OF  THE  COMMAND  OF 
THE    2ND    DIVISION.- HIS    FAREWELL 
CIRCULAR-CHARGES  AGAINST 
HIM.  —  FINDING      OF 
THE  COURT  OF 
INQUIRY. 


On  the  19th  of  October,  1863,  General  Tiosecrans  was  relieved  of 
the  command  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  by  order  of  the  Presi 
dent,  and  Major  General  Thomas  was  appointed  to  succeed  him.  He 
took  leave  of  the  army  in  the  following  patriotic  and  affectionate 
language : 

"  The  General  commanding,  announces  to  the  officers  and  sol 
diers  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  that  he  leaves  them  under 
orders  from  the  President.  Major-General  George  H.  Thomas,  in 
compliance  with  orders,  will  assume  the  command  of  this  army  and 
department.  The  chiefs  of  all  the  staff  departments  will  report  to 
him. 

In  taking  leave  of  you,  his  brothers  in  arms — officers  and  soldiers 
— he  congratulates  you  that  your  new  commander  comes  not  to  you 
as  he  did,  a  stranger.  General  Thomas  has  been  identified  with  this 
army  from  its  first  organization.  He  has  led  you  often  in  battle. 
To  his  known  prudence,  dauntless  courage,  and  true  patriotism,  you 
may  look  with  confidence,  that,  under  God,  he  will  lead  you  to  vic 
tory. 

The  General  commanding,  doubts  not  you  will  be  as  true  to 
yourselves  and  your  country  in  the  future,  as  you  have  been  in  the 
past.  To  the  division  and  brigade  commanders,  he  tenders  his  cor 
dial  thanks  for  their  valuable  and  hearty  co-operation  in  all  that  he 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  165 

has  undertaken.  To  the  chiefs  of  the  staff  departments,  and  their 
subordinates,  whom  he  leaves  behind,  he  owes  a  debt  of  gratitude  for 
their  fidelity  and  untiring  devotion  to  duty. 

Companions  in  arms — officers  and  soldiers — farewell ;  and  may 
God  bless  you." 

The  reason  for  the  removal  of  General  Bosecrans  will  no  doubt 
ever  remain  a  secret.  As  a  general  commanding  troops  in  the  field i 
he  had  been  uniformly  successful.  He  planned  and  executed  the 
movement  against  the  enemy  at  Cheat  Mountain,  which  gave  Gen 
eral  McLellan  command  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  the  latter 
arriving  just  in  time  to  claim  credit  for  the  victory. 

At  Juka  and  Corinth,  he  displayed  superior  ability,  and  as  com 
mander  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  he  demonstrated  that  as  an 
organizer  and  disciplinarian,  he  had  few  equals.  Constantly  under 
the  impression  that  his  force  was  not  sufficient  for  offensive  operations 
against  the  enemy  in  his  front,  being  particularly  wanting  in  cavalry, 
he  achieved  the  victory  of  Stone's  Hiver,  and  compelled  the  evacua 
tion  of  Tullahoma.  As  already  stated,  the  move  against  Chatta 
nooga  was  in  obedience  to  peremptory  orders  from  the  War  Depart 
ment. 

That  the  campaign  was  not  well  planned,  no  one  has  ever 
claimed.  He  was  not  notified  of  the  movement  of  troops  from  Vir 
ginia  and  Mississippi,  which  were  sent  to  augment  Bragg's  army,  in 
time  to  complete  the  concentration  and  properly  posting  of  his  army, 
before  the  shock  of  battle  came. 

How  far  he  was  responsible  for  the  disaster  to  the  right  wing  of 
the  army  on  the  morning  of  the  20th  of  September,  none  can  say. 
From  early  in  the  morning,  General  Thomas  was  calling  for  troops 
to  strengthen  the  left  wing.  .Responding  to  these  calls,  left  gaps  in 
the  line,  and  the  responsibility  for  these  not  being  filled,  has  not  been 
fixed,  I  may  say  without  fear  of  contradiction,  that  the  officers  and 
men  under  him,  had  full  confidence  in  General  Rosecrans'  ability  to 
lead  them,  and  considering  the  combination  against  him,  and  all  the 
circumstances,  it  is  truly  a  wonder  that  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland 
was  not  dispersed  or  captured  at  Chickamauga,  and  Chattanooga  lost 
to  Federal  control.  While  our  sympathies  are  largely  with  General 
Rosecrans,  and  while  we  regret  he  should  have  been  humiliated  for 
the  partial  disaster  at  Chickamauga,  neither  the  army  nor  the  cause 
of  the  Union,  lost  by  the  command  of  the  former  being  given  to 
General  Thomas  Few  armies  could  suffer  loss  by  being  placed  un- 


166  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  &EGIMENT 

der  him,  who  was  always  equal  to  every  emergency  ;  who  never  lost 
a  battle  or  suffered  a  reverse. 

After  the  battle  of  Chickarnauga,  some  aspersions  on  the  mili 
tary  conduct  of  General  Negley  having  been  made,  General  Bran- 
nan  having  accused  him  of  agreeing  to  protect  his  right  flank,  when 
on  Snodgrass  Hill,  and  afterward  without  notice  having  withdrawn 
his  troops,  leaving  General  Brannan's  right  entirely  unprotected, 
General  Negley  asked  for  and  was  granted  a  court  of  inquiry,  to 
investigate  and  decide  upon  his  military  conduct  during  the  battle. 

He  was  relieved  of  the  command  of  the  Second  Division  of 
which  he  took  his  leave  in  the  following  : 

CIRCULAR.  HEADQUARTERS,  2D  DIVISION,  14TH  A.  C. 

Camp   Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  October  9,   1863. 

Officers  and  Soldiers,  2d  Division,  14th  A.  C. 

Having  obtained  a  leave  of  absence  to  return  home  and  restore 
my  health,  which  has  been  seriously  impaired  during  the  present 
campaign,  and  to  attend  to  important  military  affairs,  I  am  sorry  that 
the  moment  of  our  separation  approaches. 

Our  long  arid  agreeable  military  connection  has  created  ties  of 
affection  toward  you  which  cannot  be  severed  without  pain. 

I  am  pleased  to  acknowledge  that  my  administration  over  you 
even  amidst  the  gravest  circumstances,  has  been  rendered  easy 
through  your  intelligence,  cheerful  obedience  and  exalted  patriotism. 
I  shall  never  forget  the  virtues  which  ennoble  you,  or  the  considera 
tion  and  respect  I  have  received  from  you. 

In  the  necessary  re-organization  of  the  army,  I  know  not  who 
will  succeed  me  in  the  important  duty  of  commanding  you.  I  trust 
you  will  continue  to  display  toward  him  the  same  confidence  and 
support  you  have  shown  to  me. 

.Remember  that  you  are  fighting  for  National  Liberty,  and  the 
grand  principles  of  a  thorough  Christian  civilization,  against  the 
barbarism  of  anarchy  and  the  baseness  of  a  government  founded 
upon  oppression  and  wrong. 

Eenew  your  devotion  upon  the  bleeding  altar  of  your  country, 
and  continue  to  follow  with  unflinching  bravery  and  noble  purpose 
your  old  bullet-torn  and  smoke-begrimrned  standard  through  fresh 
avenues  of  blood,  until  they  wave  triumphantly  over  a  united  country 
and  a  free  people.  I  shall  watch  your  future  with  anxious  prayers 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  167 

for  your  welfare,  ever  confident  that  you  will  remain  as  martial  in 
spirit  and  distinguished  in  discipline  as  when  I  shared  with  you  the 
toils  of  the  march  and  the  fortunes  of  the  battle  field. 

God  bless  you,  and  in  his  inscrutable  kindness  permit  you  soon 
to  return  to  your  homes,  there  to  intwine  your  imperishable  laurels 
with  the  olive  branch  of  a  permanent  and  honorable  peace. 

Official :  Yours  very  truly, 

JAS.  A.  LOWRIE,  JAS.  S.  NEGLEY. 

Major  and  A.  A.  O.  Commanding  Officer  21st  Ohio. 


CHAPTER  XXIX. 


THE    ATLANTA    CAMPAIGN.-ONE    HUNDRED    DAYS    UNDER    FIRE.-FROM 

BUZZARD'S  ROOST  TO  JONESBOEIO,  BY  WAY  OF  ROCKY  FACE,  RESACA, 

PUMPKINVINE    CREEK,  BALD  KNOB,  KENNESAW,  VINING 

STATION    AND    ATLANTA.-SWORD    CAPTURED    BY 

CORPORAL   SKINNER.-CONGRATULA- 

TORY     ORDER. 


After  the  commencement  of  the  Atlanta  campaign  until  the 
close  of  the  war,  reports  of  operations  were  regularly  submitted 
by  company  and  regimental  commanders. 

I  can  produce  no  history  of  the  regiment  so  interesting,  none  so 
complete  and  authentic,  as  that  embodied  in  these  reports. 

Though  all  are  interesting,  the  reports  of  companies  differ  mainly 
in  diction,  and  to  avoid  needless  repetition  the  report  of  a  single 
company  commander  is  given. 


EEPORT  OF  COMPANY  F. 


HEADQUARTERS  Co.  F,  21sT  O.  Y.  I. 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  Sept.  8,  1864. 


SIR  : — I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  list  of  casualties, 
together  with  a  report  of  the  engagements  in  which  Company  F,  21st 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  participtated,  during  the  campaign  which 
commenced  May  7,  1864,  and  ended  September  2.  1864. 

On  the  7th  day  of  May,  the  company  left  Ringgold,  Georgia, 
numbering  two  commissioned  officers,  and  fifty-eight  enlisted  men 
present. 

May  9th,  while  the  regiment  was  moving  to  position  in  close 
proximity  to  Rocky  Face,  private  James  M.  Latham  was  seriously 
wounded  with  a  fragment  of  a  shell,  and  2d  Lieutenant  Mark  Wood, 
was  injured  by  a  fall,  which  incapacitated  him  for  further  active 
service  during  the  remainder  of  the  campaign. 

During  the  engagement  before  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  the  regiment 
was  held  in  reserve,  in  consequence  of  which  Co.  F  sustained  a  loss 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  169 


of  but  one  slightly  wounded,  private  Napoleon  B.  Platner,  who  re 
turned  to  duty  in  a  few  days.  During  the  engagements  of  May  27th 
and  28th,  and  up  to  the  time  Dallas  was  evacuated,  the  company 
sustained  no  loss,  although  subjected  to  heavy  fire  of  musketry  at 
different  times.  June  15th  brought  us  up  again  in  close  contact  with 
the  enemy.  Though  brought  under  a  murderous  fire  of  artillery, 
and  subjected  to  frequent  skirmishes,  yet  strange  to  say  the  company 
suffered  no  loss  whatever,  during  the  siege  at  Kennesaw  Mountain. 

July  6th  found  us  pressing  the  enemy's  rear,  near  the  banks  of  the 
Chattahoochee  river.  Nothing  unusual  occured  until  the  9th,  when 
the  regiment  was  ordered  to  report  at  the  skirmish  line,  at  6  o'clock 
a.  m.  Upon  arriving  at  the  designated  place,  orders  were  received 
to  advance  the  skirmish  line,  and  feel  of  the  enemy's  position.  In 
accomplishing  this,  privates  Thomas  Foreman  and  James  Dorsey 
were  killed,  and  Mahlou  Povuemire  severely  wounded. 

In  justice  to  the  non-commissioned  officers  and  enlisted  men  ot 
Co.  F,  I  must  here  say,  that  they  conducted  themselves  on  this 
occasion  like  true  soldiers.  From  that  time  until  July  20th,  the 
company  participated  in  no  actions  or  skirmishes.  When  Hood 
assaulted  the  20th  corps  and  a  part  of  the  14th,  on  the  20th,  the 
company  was  on  the  skirmish  line,  and  held  its  position  under  a 
severe  fire  of  musketry  and  canister. 

While  in  front  of  Atlanta,  August  11,  1864,  the  company  was 
detailed  for  duty  on  the  skirmish  line.  During  the  day  the  line  was 
advanced,  and  during  the  action  that  ensued  private  Abraham 
Powell,  and  on  the  12th,  Corporal  Samuel  Powell,  and  private  Uriah 
Grable  were  wounded  ;  the  latter  dangerously  with  a  piece  of  shell. 
No  other  action  or  casualities  occurred  till  September  1,  1864,  near 
Jonesboro.  In  the  charge  made  by  the  regiment  in  the  afternoon 
privates  James  E.  Scott  and  John  T.  Reed  were  wounded,  and  Jacob 
Liter  missing,  supposed  to  be  taken  prisoner.  At  this  time  the  com 
pany  numbered  one  officer  and  forty-six  men. 

Respectfully  your  obedient  servant, 

J.  L.  KELLER, 

A.  McMAHAN,  1st  Lieutenant  Commanding  Company. 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Commanding  2lst  O.  V.  /. 

To  give  the  reports  of  all  the  company  commanders  in  the 
Atlanta  campaign  would  be  but  a  repetition  of  the  foregoing.  They 
are  therefore  omitied. 

REPORT  OF  LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  ARNOLD  McMAHAN. 

HEADQUARTERS  21sT  REGIMENT  OHIO  INF.  VOLS.  ) 
Atlanta,  Georgia,  September  9,  1864.  } 

SIR: — In  obedience  to  orders,  I  have  the  honor  to  report  the 
operations  of  the  21st  Regiment  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers  under  my 


170  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

command  in  the  Georgia  campaign,  to  the  morning  of  the  2d  of 
September,  1864. 

The  regiment  moved  under  command  of  Colonel  James  M. 
Neibling  from  Ringgold,  Georgia,  on  the  7th  of  May,  and  he  con 
tinued  to  command  it  until  the  morning  of  May  28,  when  he  was 
severely  wounded,  and  the  command  devolved  upon  myself.  Not 
being  present  the  first  sixteen  days  of  the  campaign,  I  cannot  men 
tion  definitely  the  operations  for  that  time.  The  regiment,  however, 
participated  in  the  affair  at  Buzzard  Roost,  and  subsequently  in  the 
affair  at  Resaca.  The  casualties  in  the  regiment  to  the  time  of  my 
taking  command,  was  one  (1)  enlisted  man  killed  and  fourteen  (14) 
enlisted  men  wounded  in  action. 

May  31st  Lieutenant  John  W.  Berry,  having  his  company,  K, 
deployed  as  skirmishers,  in  an  attempt  to  gain  a  hill  which  was 
abandoned  without  a  fight  on  the  morning  of  the  27th,  at  Pumpkin- 
vine  Creek,  lost  six  (6)  men  killed,  and  two  (2)  wounded.  This 
little  dash  gave  us  the  crest  of  a  hill  which  commanded  the  position 
of  the  enemy  in  our  front,  which  position  was  held  by  this  regiment 
until  the  enemy  withdrew. 

The  firing  on  both  sides  continued  incessantly  between  the 
skirmishers  and  pickets.  It  would  make  the  report  too  voluminous 
to  detail  the  numerous  skirmishes  and  firings,  earth  works  built  and 
marches  performed  by  this  regiment  during  the  campaign.  It  has 
written  its  history  in  this  respect  very  indellibly  from  Ringgold  to 
Jonesboro,  Georgia,  during  a  period  of  three  months  and  twenty  days 
of  restless  vigilance.  For  twelve  days  together  it  occupied  the  front 
line  at  Bald  Knob,  before  Kennessaw  Mountain,  sustaining  a  loss  of 
one  officer,  the  gallant  Lieutenant  Dilworth,  killed,  and  eleven  (11) 
men  killed  and  wounded.  The  artillery  practice  at  this  position  was 
the  most  desperate  I  have  ever  witnessed. 

Near  Yining  Station,  Georgia,  on  the  9th  day  of  July,  1864,  the 
regiment  had  a  most  spirited  affair  with  two  regiments  of  the  enemy, 
the  4th  Mississippi  and  54th  Louisiana,  driving  them  out  of  their 
rifle  pits  into  their  main  works,  killing  and  wounding  a  number,  and 
capturing  seventeen  (17)  prisoners,  and  their  ordnance  stores.  My 
regiment  commenced  the  attack  with  twelve  (12)  officers  and  three 
hundred  and  eighty-two  (382)  enlisted  men.  Our  loss  was  fifteen 
(15)  enlisted  men  killed,  and  two  (2)  officers,  and  thirty-seven  (37) 
enlisted  men  wounded,  and  one  (1)  officer  missing.  The  regiment 
continued  to  hold  the  captured  works,  and  to  annoy  the  enemy  in 
his  main  works.  During  the  night  he  abandoned  his  whole  line 
north  of  the  Chattahoochee,  and  by  4  o'clock,  a  m.,  of  the  10th,  the 
skirmish  line  under  Captain  Daniel  Lewis  advanced  and  in  a  short 
time  reached  the  river. 

In  this  affair  no  other  troops  but  my  own  regiment  was  engaged 
on  our  side,  and  it  was  a  fair  specimen  of  the  tenacious  fighting 
qualities  displayed  on  other  occasions  by  the  gallant  officers  and 
brave  men  comprising  the  command.  On  the  21st  of  July,  while 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRV.  171 

marching  in  line  of  battle,  the  gallant  Captain  Lewis,  above  named, 
was  killed. 

In  the  operations  before  Atlanta,  the  regiment  was  under  the 
enemy's  fire  ever}^  day,  and  though  no  general  battle  was  delivered 
by  either  side  along  our  immediate  front,  our  list  of  casualties  became 
large  from  the  almost  incessant  shelling  and  musketry  of  the  enemy. 
In  the  battle  before  Jonesboro,  September  1st,  instant,  which  resulted 
so  gloriously  to  our  arms,  this  regiment  was  again  engaged,  charging 
through  a  dense  bush  thicket,  under  a  murderous  fire  from  the  enemy, 
losing  fiva  (5)  enlisted  men  killed,  thirty  (30)  enlisted  men  wounded, 
and  one  (1)  enlisted  man  missing,  and  capturing  one  (1)  rebel  adju 
tant,  six  (6)  men,  and  twenty-four  stands  of  arms.  We  took 
prisoners  as  follows : 
July  9th,  eighteen  privates  at  Vining  Station  ........  18 

July  10th,  five  privates  at  Vining  Station 5 

July  20th,  one   private   at  Nancy's  Creek 1 

July  22d,  two  privates  at  Peach-tree  Creek 2 

September,  one  officer  and  six  privates  at  Jonesboro,  Ga.  ...        7 

Total 33 

Total  stands  of  arms  captured 54 

Our  casualties  are  : 

Officers  killed,  two 2 

Officers  wounded,  five 5 

Privates  killed,  thirty-two 32 

Privates  wounded,  one  hundred  and  nineteen 119 

Officers  missing,  one 1 

Privates  missing,  one 1 

A  list  of  casualties  accompanies  this  report. 

I  have  a  desire  to  mention  the  never-failing  gallantry  of  Adju 
tant  E.  L.  Baird,  whose  efficient  aid  under  all  circumstances  during 
the  campaign  greatly  contributed  to  the  success  which  has  attended 
this  regiment  in  every  operation. 

Sergeant  Major  Earl  W.  Merry  displayed  courage  and  coolness 
in  action  on  all  occasions  worthy  of  emulation  He  lost  his  foot 
July  20th.  .Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  McMAHAN, 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  Commanding  2lst  Ohio  Inf.  Voh. 

The  casualities  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  from  the  1st  of 
May  to  the  6th  of  September,  were : 

One  hundred  and  ninety-six  officers,  killed 196 

Two  thousand,  eight  hundred  and  forty-five  men,  killed    .    .    .    2845 


Total   .  3041 


172  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

Eight  hundred  and  ten  officers,  wounded 810 

Fourteen   thousand,    nine   hundred   and   seventy  -  three   men, 
wounded  .  .  14973 


Total  wounded  .  .  15783 


Total  killed  and  wounded 18824 

One  thousand  and  sixty-seven  died  of  wounds 1067 

CONGRATULATORY  ORDER. 

HEADQUARTERS  21sT  BEGOIENT,  O.  Y.  I. 
Atlanta,  Ga  ,  September  9,  1864. 

SPECIAL  ORDERS  No.  9. 

Officers  and  Soldiers,  Comrades  in  Battle: — Your  glorious  conduct 
in  the  brilliant  campaign  just  closed,  is  the  subject  of  praise  with  all 
your  fellow  soldiers  throughout  the  department.  No  commendation 
of  mine  can  add  any  luster  to  your  well-earned  fame.  Your  laurels 
gathered  on  every  well  contested  field,  will  ever  remain  fresh  in  the 
memory  of  a  grateful  nation. 

You  can  refer  with  pride  to  Rocky  Face,  Resaca,  Dallas,  Kene- 
saw  Mountain,  Yining  Station,  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Atlanta  and  Jones- 
boro.  You  have  closed  the  campaign  as  you  began  it — with  honor  to 
your  country,  your  families  and  yourselves. 

The  memory  of  your  noble  comrades  fallen,  will  always  be  in 
separably  connected  with  our  memory  of  honorable  deeds  on  the 
field  of  battle,  and  their  names  will  be  handed  down  as  worthy  ex 
emplars  in  the  defense  of  a  great  nation,  and  a  glorious  cause. 

Your  labors  so  well  begun,  still  remain  unfinished.  Do  not 
allow  yourselves  to  be  lulled  to  sleep  by  the  success  which  has  atten 
ded  you,  but  by  your  discipline,  your  courage,  your  perseverance  in 
the  performance  of  your  high  duty  as  soldiers,  in  the  defense  of  the 
great  cause  in  which  you  are  engaged,  you  will  conquer  a  peace — a 
peace  alike  honorable  to  your  fallen  comrades  and  yourselves. 

By  order  of 
EDWARD  L.  BAIRD,  A.  McMAHAN, 

1st  Lieut,  and  Adjt.  Lieut. -Col.,  Com'd'g  Regt. 

ACCOUNT  OF  THE  CAPTURE  OP  A  SWORD  BY  CORPORAL  SKINNER. 

HEADQUARTERS  21srr  REG'T,  O.  Y.  I. 
Near  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Sept.  16,  1864. 

SIR  : — In  obedience  to  orders,  I  have  the  honor  to  forward  the 
sword  of  Lieutenant  Roberts,  Adjutant  of  the  21st  Regiment  Ala 
bama  Sharp  Shooters,  captured  by  Corporal  Henry  R.  Skinner,  of 
Company  II,  of  this  regiment,  in  the  action  before  Jonesboro,  Gii. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  173 


This  traitor  officer  stated  that  he  took  the  sword  from  the  dead 
body  of  a  Union  officer  at  the  battle  of  Stone's  Elver,  and  carried  it 
until  taken  from  him  by  Corporal  Skinner. 

The  manner  of  capture  is  as  follows  :  In  the  charge  of  our 
brigade  on  the  enemy's  works,  we  were  thrown  across  a  ueep  cut  for 
the  railroad,  near  which  the  color  bearer  of  the  69th  Ohio  was 
killed.  Being  near  the  enemy's  works,  this  Roberts  sprang  forward 
to  seize  the  colors,  but  in  consequence  of  the  interposition  of  Cor 
poral  Skinner,  failed,  and  was  taken  by  him  prisoner  of  war. 

I  also  forward  another  sword,  taken  by  Commissary  Sergeant 
George  T.  Squire,  July  22,  1864,  before  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Respectfully, 

A.  McMAHAN, 

To  ROBERT  H.  RAMSEY,  Lieut.-Col  Commanding. 

A.  A.  G.  Department  of  the  Cumberland. 


CHAPTER   XXX. 


GEORGIA  CAMPAIGN.-PURRUIT  OF  HOOD.-TRIUMPHANT    MARCH   TO  THE 

SEA.-A  REGION  OF  COUNTRY   300   MILES    LONG   BY    40  MILES  WIDE 

LAID  WASTE.  —  RAILROAD    SYSTEM    OF    THE  SOUTH  BROKEN 

UP.  —  DESTRUCTION    OF     BRIDGES,     STATION     HOUSES, 

WORK-SHOPS,   WATER    TANKS   AND   FACTORIES. 

—HORSES,    MULES,    FORAGE    AND     SUBSIS- 

TANCE  TAKEN.— SIEGE  OF  SAVANNAH. 


KEPORT  OF  LIEUTENANT-COLONEL  MCMAHAN. 

HEADQUARTERS  21sT  EEG'T  O.  V.  I.  ) 
Savannah,  Ga.,  Dec.  30,  1864.          j 

SIR  : — In  compliance  with  orders,  dated  December  20, 1864,  head 
quarters  3d  Brigade,  1st  Division,  14th  Army  Corps,  I  have  the  honor 
to  report  the  operations  of  the  21st  Kegiment  Ohio  Infantry  Volun 
teers,  under  my  command,  from  the  3d  of  September,  1864,  to  the 
2d  day  of  December,  1864. 

After  the  defeat  of  the  enemy  before  Jonesboro,  Georgia,  Sep 
tember  1st,  my  command  retired  to  Atlanta,  and  went  into  camp  the 

8th. 

It  remained  in  camp  until  the  morning  of  October  3,  when  it 
moved  with  its  brigade  upon  the  campaign,  which  resulted  in  the 
fall  of  Savannah,  on  the  21st  of  the  present  month. 

I  estimate  the  distance  marched  during  this  time,  to  be  at  least 
six  hundred  and  thirty  (630)  miles.  It  was  difficult  to  ascertain  the 
exact  distance  marched  over  by-roads  and  through  the  country.  The 
regiment  exchanged  shots  with  a  squad  of  the  enemy  on  the  4th  day 
of  December,  near  Lampkin's  Station,  without  any  result,  except  to 
check  their  attempt  to  annoy  the  rear  of  our  column. 

From  the  12th  to  the  night  of  the  20th  of  December,  the  pickets 
of  my  regiment  were  engaged  with  those  of  the  enemy  before 
Savannah. 

During  the  campaign  the  regiment  destroyed  three  (3)  miles  of 
railroad,  and  this  was  the  only  structure  destroyed  by  my  command. 
At  least  eight  thousand  (8,000)  rations  were  used  by  the  men,  from 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  175 

the  products  of  the  country,  which  were  necessary,  in  addition  to 
subsistence  furnished  by  the  Commissary  Department.  But  the 
meat  used,  which  was  drawn  from  the  country,  was  not  less  than 
fifteen  thousand  (15,000)  rations. 

This  estimate  does  not  include  the  great  waste  of  meat  and  other 
foraged  subsistence,  which  could  not  be  transported,  or  was  aban 
doned  by  the  men  each  morning. 

I  estimate  the  stores  wasted  or  abandoned,  equal  to  the  amount 
used.  Twenty-one  horses  and  mules  attached  to  the  regiment,  were 
supplied  with  forage,  taken  from  the  country,  for  twenty  days. 

Twelve  negroes  accompanied  the  regiment  to  Savannah,  having 
joined  us  on  the  march.  Twelve  horses  and  thirteen  mules  were 
captured,  but  many  of  them  were  comparatively  worthless. 

Six  (6)  prisoners  of  war  were  captured,  and  turned  over  to  the 
Provost  Marshal  of  the  3d  Brigade,  1st  Division,  14th  Army  Corps. 

The  Regiment  lost  one  enlisted  man  wounded,  and  ten  enlisted 
men  were  captured ;  six  enlisted  men  were  either  killed  or  captured, 
straggling. 

The  regiment  entered  the  city  of  Savannah  at  13  o'clock  a.  m., 
December  21,  1864. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  McMAHAN, 

To  L.  G.  BODIE,  Lieut.-CoL  Commanding. 

Lieut,  and  A.  A.  A.  G.,  3d  Brig.,  1st  Div.  14th  A.  C. 

REPORT  OF  CAPTAIN  J.  L.  KELLER. 

HEADQUARTERS  Co.  F.,  21sT  REGT.,  O.  Y.  I.  ) 
Savannah,  Ga.,  Dec.  9,  1864.          f 

COLONEL  : — I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report  of 
the  operations  of  my  company,  since  the  3d  day  of  October,  1864 

In  reviewing  them,  I  will  briefly  note  the  part  of  the  operations 
of  my  company,  of  which  the  circular  from  regimental  headquarters 
makes  mention.  October  3,  the  company  started  from  Atlanta  in 
pursuit  of  General  Hood,  crossed  the  Chattanooga  River  and  went 
into  camp  on  the  north  bank.  Our  route  was  as  follows:  from  the 
river  we  made  a  detour  to  the  left,  and  reached  Marietta  ;  from  there 
via  Kennesaw  to  the  neighborhood  of  Ackworth,  where  we  lay 
a  couple  of  days.  On  the  llth  of  October,  marched  to  Kingston; 
voting  on  the  way.  October  12th,  marched  to  Rome,  where  we  re 
mained  until  the  evening  of  the  13th,  when  we  directed  our  course 
toward  Resaca,  where  we  arrived  on  the  evening  of  the  14th. 

On  the  15th  we  started  for  Snake  Creek  Gap,  reached  the  moun 
tain,  and  went  into  camp  at  its  base  in  the  evening ;  crossed  the 
mountain  on  the  16th,  reached  the  Gap  in  the  evening,  where  we 


176  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   REGIMENT 


remained  two  days.  Leaving  here,  we  passed  through  Summerville 
and  reached  Graysville  about  the  24th.  We  marched  four  days 
under  Colonel  Hambright,  commanding  brigade.  Leaving  Grays- 
ville  the  27th,  we  reached  Borne  on  the  30th,  and  received  pay  on 
the  2d  of  November.  On  the  3d  of  November,  we  moved  to  Kings 
ton,  where  we  remained  until  the  12th.  A  part  of  our  rations  up  to 
this  time  had  consisted  of  fresh  pork  and  sweet  potatoes.  On  the 
12th  we  left  Kingston  for  Atlanta.  One  day  was  spent  destroying 
the  railroad  between  the  JEtowah  River  and  Marietta,  and  we  reached 
Atlanta  on  the  15th. 

November  16,  1864,  found  us  on  the  road  marching  eastward. 

Passed  through  Lithonia  and  camped  near  by,  having  marched 
twenty-three  miles.  Marched  the  next  morning  at  6  o'clock,  spent  a 
part  of  the  day  destroying  the  railroad,  and  camped  on  Yellow  River. 

The  18th,  crossed  the  river,  passed  through  Covington,  and 
camped  at  1  p.  m.  November  19,  marched  nine  miles,  arid  the  20th 
eighteen  miles;  passed  through  Saridtown  and  camped  late  at  night. 

November  21st  and  22d,  made  but  little  distance,  on  account  of 
the  bad  condition  of  the  roads.  The  23d,  reached  Milledgeville  and 
camped  in  the  suburbs  of  the  city.  The  24th,  passed  through  the 
city,  crossed  the  Oconee  at  the  long  bridge.  Foraged  quite  success 
fully  the  25th  and  crossed  the  Buffalo  Creek  swamp  the  26th.  The 
27th  we  marched  about  twenty  miles,  crossing  Beep  Step  swamp, 
and  passing  through  Saundersville.  November  28th,  crossed  the 
Oguchie  River,  and  the  29th  crossed  a  creek  near  Louisville,  passed 
through  the  village,  and  camped  a  mile  beyond.  The  30th,  marched 
thirteen  miles  through  a  very  fine  country,  went  into  camp  about 
three  miles  east  of  Sebastapol ;  the  regiment  on  picket  during  the 
night.  December  1st  and  2d,  marched  about  twenty  miles.  On  the 
1st  of  December,  three  men,  belonging  to  the  regiment,  were  mur 
dered.  December  3d,  crossed  Buck  he  ad  creek,  and  at  night  went 
into  camp  on  the  Augusta  and  Millen  railroad.  The  4th,  heard 
heavy  reports  of  artillery. 

We  were  engaged  during  the  forenoon  destroying  the  railroad, 
and  in  the  afternoon  the  corps  was  on  the  march.  The  regiment, 
now  the  rear  guard,  skirmished  with  the  enemy  until  we  went  into 
camp. 

The  5th  and  6th,  nothing  worthy  of  note  occurred,  the  regiment 
being  in  camp  in  the  vicinity  of  Black  creek.  The  8th,  moved  for 
ward,  and  found  the  roads  blockaded.  I  had  charge  of  forages,  but 
had  poor  success ;  crossed  Ebenezer  creek  December  9th ;  sharp 
skirmishing  during  the  day. 

Our  division  sent  to  the  left,  passed  the  enemy's  flank.  This 
compelled  them  to  evacuate  their  works.  The  10th  and  llth  made 
bhort  marches,  and  formed  line  of  battle  south  of  the  canal,  and  re 
mained  here  until  the  16th,  when  we  changed  position,  where  we 
remained  until  the  19th ,  when  we  relieved  the  3d  brigade,  Rebels 
shoot  pretty  cloee, 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  177 

On  the  morning  of  the  21st,  it  was  found  that  the  enemy  had 
left  his  works.  The  79th  regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  sup 
ported  by  the  21st  Ohio,  moved  in  pursuit,  and  reached  the  city  in 
advance  of  any  troops  from  the  14th  A.  C.  My  company  destroyed 
one-fourth  mile  of  railroad,  one  cotton  gin,  took  two  negroes  and 
two  horses.  Casualties,  none. 

It  is  my  opinion  the  men  of  my  command  were  subsisted  at  least 
one-half  on  the  products  of  the  country.  From  the  record  I  have 
kept,  I  calculate  the  distance  traveled  since  the  3d  of  October,  at  six 
hundred  miles. 

Kespectfully, 

J.  L.  KELLER, 

To  A.  McMAHAN,  1st  Lieut.  Com'd'g  Co.  F,  21st  0.  V.  L 

Lieut-Col,  2lst  0.  V.  L 

Van  Home  gives  the  result  of  the  Georgia  campaign  thus :  "Ex 
cept  the  failure  to  capture  Hardce's  army  at  Savannah  and  release 
the  prisoners  at  Millen,  the  march  from  Atlanta  to  that  city  was  a 
triumphant  success,  the  full  realization  of  all  anticipated  possibilities. 
It  illustrated  with  fearful  emphasis  the  weakness  of  the  rebellion,  for 
no  force  able  to  resist  one  of  General  Sherman's  thirteen  divisions 
was  met  on  the  way.  It  left  a  track  of  desolation  forty  miles  wide ; 
broke  up  the  railroad  system  of  Georgia  and  the  South  by  the 
destruction  of  three  hundred  miles  of  track,  all  work-shops,  station- 
houses,  tanks  and  warehouses ;  crippled  the  industries  of  the  empire 
state  of  the  South  by  burning  all  the  mills  and  factories  on  the  broad 
belt  of  ruin,  and  made  otherwise  a  heavy  draft  upon  the  resources  of 
the  people,  in  consuming  and  transporting  supplies  in  immense 
quantities,  and  by  the  destruction  of  twenty  thousand  bales  of  cotton. 
The  general  significance  of  the  results  spread  gloom  and  despair  over 
the  South.  Coupled  with  the  victory  at  Nashville,  "The  March  to 
the  Sea,"  brought  near  the  collapse  of  the  rebellion.  The  death 
throes  of  treason,  organized  in  magnitude  most  grand,  were  subse 
quently  in  harmony  with  its  proportions  and  persistence ;  but  all 
doubt  of  its  quick  destruction  was  now  removed.  When  General 
Lee  should  surrender  the  end  would  come;  and  to  hasten  this  result 
the  victorious  western  armies  were  under  orders  to  move  northward, 
by  sea  or  land,  as  circumstances  should  determine." 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 


A  WINTER  CAMPAIGN    THROUGH  THE  CAROLINAS-EFFORTS  TO    FILL  UP 
TPIE  REGIMENT-LETTER  TO  THE    SECRETARY  OF  WAR— THE  WORK 
OF  DESTRUCTION  AND    DEVASTATION  CONTINUED-BUILDING 
CORDUROY  ROADS  AND  FLOUNDERING  THROUGH  THE 
MUD -BATTLE    OF    BENTONVILLE  -  BATTLE     OF 
AVERYSBORO— SURRENDER  OF  JOHNS 
TON—CLOSE   OF  THE  WAR. 


During  the  stay  of  the  regiment  in  Savannah,  from  the  20th  of 
December,  1864,  until  the  20th  of  January,  1865,  about  the  only 
thing  of  importance  that  transpired  was  the  effort  made  by  Lieuten 
ant  Colonel  McMahan  to  have  the  regiment  filled  up.  I  give  his 
letter  to  the  Secretary  of  War  because  it  contains  matter  not  else 
where  to  be  found. 

HEADQUARTERS  21sT  REGIMENT,  OHIO  INF.  VET.  YOLS., 
Savannah,  Georgia,  January  18,  1865. 

Hon.  E.  M.  Stanton,  Secretary  of  War. 

I  have  the  honor  to  request  that  the  21st  Ohio  Infantry  Veteran 
Volunteers  be  furnished  recruits  to  make  it  a  maximum  regiment. 
To  do  this  five  hundred  and  eight  (508)  enlisted  men  are  required. 
There  are  upon  the  muster  rolls  of  this  regiment  at  this  date,  present 
and  absent,  field  and  staff,  three  (3)  commissioned  officers,  and  four 
(4)  enlisted  men.  On  company  rolls,  twenty-two  (22)  commissioned 
officers,  and  five  hundred  and  seventy- nine  (579)  men  ;  aggregate, 
six  hundred  and  eight  (608).  Of  this  number  four  (4)  commissioned 
officers,  (Captains)^  and  ninety-five  (95)  enlisted  men,  are  awaiting 
muster  out  by  reason  of  expiration  of  term  of  service.  The  four  (4) 
officers  and  seventy-three  (73)  of  the  men  are  at  this  time  prisoners 
of  war.  Twenty-two  (22)  enlisted  men  sent  to  hospitals  wounded  are 
still  borne  upon  the  rolls,  their  company  commanders  awaiting  official 
information  of  their  discharge  by  reason  of  expiration  of  term  of 
service.  Clearing  the  rolls  of  the  regiment  ot  the  ninety-nine  (99) 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  179 

officers  and  men  above  mentioned,  five  hundred  and  eight  (508) 
enlisted  men  will  raise  all  the  companies  to  maximum  numbers. 

The  regiment  was  enlisted  into  the  service  as  a  veteran  organi 
zation  on  the  5th  day  of  January,  186-1.  During  the  campaign 
against  Atlanta  and  Savannah  it  has  lost  two  (2)  officers  and  forty- 
nine  (49)  enlisted  men  killed,  and  five  (5)  officers  and  one  hundred 
and  five  (105)  enlisted  men  wounded  in  battle. 

This  requisition  is  now  made  because  of  failure  to  receive 
recruits  direct  from  the  State  under  any  of  the  calls  for  troops  since 
the  re-enlistment  of  the  regiment  as  a  veteran  organization.  I  hope 
to  raise  it  to  a  high  degree  of  efficiency  under  the  special  favor  of  the 
Secretary  of  War.  I  have  the  honor  to  be 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

A.  McMAHAN, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Commanding  2\st  Reg't  Ohio  Vet.  Vol.  Infantry. 

HEADQUARTERS  21sT  REGIMENT  OHIO  YET.  VOL.  INF.  ") 
Goldsboro,  North  Carolina,  March  24, 1865.          j 

SIR: — In  compliance  with  orders,  I  have  the  honor  to  report  the 
operations  of  the  21st  .Regiment  Ohio  Infantry  Volunteers  from  -the 
20th  day  of  January,  1865,  to  the  23d  day  of  March,  1865. 

The  regiment  marched  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant 
Colonel  A.  McMahan  from  Savannah,  Georgia,  January  2,  and 
remained  under  his  command  until  March  19th,  at  which  time  he 
assumed  command  of  the  3d  Brigade,  1st  Division,  14th  A.  C. 

The  only  engagement  in  which  the  regiment  took  part  during 
the  campaign  occurred  on  the  19th  day  of  March,  at  Bentonville. 
In  this  engagement  our  loss  was  one  (1)  enlisted  man  killed,  and  one 
(1)  commissioned  officer  and  two  (2)  enlisted  men  wounded,  and  ten 
(10)  enlisted  men  missing. 

Two-thirds  of  a  mile  of  railroad  was  destroyed  by  the  regiment 
during  the  campaign ;  no  other  structures  were  destroyed  by  the 
regiment.  The  whole  amount  of  subsistence  drawn  from  the  country 
cannot  be  correctly  estimated,  but  it  cannot  fall  short  of  ten  thou 
sand  (10,000)  rations  complete. 

Eleven  horses  and  mules  belonging  to  the  regiment,  were  sup 
plied  with  forage  taken  from  the  country,  for  forty-five  (45)  days. 

Twenty-nine  (29)  mules  were  captured,  most  of  them  being 
serviceable. 

Twenty-one  (21)  Confederate  prisoners  were  captured  by  the 
regiment  during  the  campaign. 

Three  (3)  enlisted  men  were  killed  or  captured  while  straggling. 

The  regiment  reached  Goldsboro,  North  Carolina,  March  23d, 
1865,  having  marched  nearly  five  hundred  (500)  miles. 


180  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   REGIMENT 

The  following  is  a  list  of  casualties  occurring  during  the  cam 
paign  : 

Commissioned  officers,  wounded,  one,  1 

Enlisted  men,  killed,  one.       -  1 

Enlisted  men,  wounded,  two,     -  2 

Enlisted  men,  missing  in  action,  ten,  10 

Enlisted  men,  killed  or  captured,  straggling,  three,  3 

Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  F.  CHEENY, 

To  L.  G.  BODIE,  CapL  Commanding  2lst  0.  V.  V.  I. 

Lieutenant  and  A.  A.  A.  G.,  3d  Brigade. 

In  the  battle  of  Bontonville,  Lieutenant-Colonel  D.  Miles,  com 
manding  the  3d  Brigade,  to  which  the  2d  Ohio  was  attached,  was 
wounded,  and  Lieutenant-Colonel  McMahan  succeeded  him  in  com 
mand.  I  subjoin  his  report  a$  giving  the  operation  more  fully  than 
the  preceding  report : 

HEADQUARTERS  3D  BRIGADE,  IST  DIVISION,  14m  A.  C.  j 
Near  Goldsboro,  North  Carolina,  March  22,  1865.  } 

SIR  : — In  compliance  with  orders,  I  have  the  honor  to  report  the 
operations  of  the  3d  Brigade,  1st  Division,  14th  Army  Corps,  from 
the  20th  day  of  January,  to  the  23d  day  of  March,  1865. 

The  brigade  moved  from  Savannah,  Georgia,  January  20th, 
under  command  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  D.  Miles,  79th  Regiment, 
Pennsylvania  Veteran  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  he  continued  to  com 
mand  it  until  the  19th  day  of  March,  when  he  was  severely  wounded 
in  battle,  and  the  command  devolved  upon  myself. 

This  change  in  command  at  the  close  of  the  campaign,  leaves 
this  report  deficient  of  the  information  which  the  former  commander 
of  the  brigade  could,  by  reason  of  his  position  and  experience,  em 
body  in  it.  A  statement  in  detail  of  the  marches,  guards  and  other 
duties  performed,  would  render  this  report  too  voluminous. 

The  command  crossed  the  Savannah  River,  February  5,  at 
Sister's  Ferry,  and  moved  through  South  Carolina,  via  Barn  well, 
C.  II.,  White's  Pond,  Lexington,  C.  H.,  Thompson,  Winnsboro, 
Blackstock  and  Rocky  Mount.  Then  via  Fayetteville,  to  Golds- 
boro,  North  Carolina;  the  distance  marched,  four  hundred  and 
ninety-nine  (499)  miles. 

The  Brigade  built  eight  (8)  miles  of  corduroy  road,  and  destroy 
ed  two  and  one-half  (2J)  miles  of  railroad. 

I  estimate  the  subsistence  stores  drawn  from  the  country  for  the 
use  of  the  Brigade,  at  forty  thousand  (40,000)  rations. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  181 

Four  hundred  and  ten  (410)  head  of  cattle  were  captured,  but  in 
consequence  of  our  rapid  marches,  two  hundred  and  ten  (210)  head 
died.  Thirty-three  (33)  horses  and  ninety-six  (96)  mules  were 
captured.  These  animals  were  serviceable  ;  the  worthless  ones  having 
been  shot  or  abandoned. 

Two  hundred  horses  and  mules  pertaining  to  the  Brigade,  were 
supplied  with  sufficient  forage  taken  from  the  country,  for  forty  (40) 
days.  The  total  number  of  prisoners  captured  from  the  enemy  is 
thirty-one  (31).  The  following  casualities  occurred  : 

Commissioned  officers  killed,  one 1 

Commissioned  officers  wounded,  eight 8 

Commissioned  officers  captured,  one 1 

Total 10 

Enlisted  men  killed,  fourteen 14 

Enlisted  men  wounded,  fifty- eight 58 

Enlisted  men  missing,  forty 40 


Total 112 

Grand  total 122 

During  a  campaign  of  sixty-three  (63)  days,  under  circumstances 
which  required  the  command  to  rely  upon  the  country  for  subsistence 
two-thirds  of  the  time,  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Brigade  conducted 
themselves  with  such  high,  soldier-like  bearing,  that,  at  this  time,  it 
would  appear  but  flattery  to  do  more  than  simply  to  refer  to  this 
subject,  without  special  mention. 

But  as  my  superior  officer,  Lieutenant  Colonel  D.  Miles,  is  by 
reason  of  his  wounds  unable  to  report  the  operations  of  the  brigade 
while  under  his  command,  I  shall  here  add,  that  I  found  it  a  pleasure 
to  serve  with  him,  and  that  in  the  action  of  the  19th  of  March,  near 
Bentonville,  North  Carolina,  where  he  was  wounded,  he  fought  his 
brigade  energetically  and  skillfully,  against  superior  numbers  of  the 
enemy. 

Very  respectfully, 

A.  McMAHAN, 

To  J.  E.  EDMONDS,  Lieut-Col  Commanding  3d  Brigade. 

Captain  A.  A.  A.  O.,  1st  Division,  11th  Corps. 

The  following  account  of  the  battle  of  Bentonville  by  Captain 
J.  L.  Keller  will  be  read  with  interest,  being  probably  the  only 
account  written  by  any  member  of  the  21st  Ohio  who  participated 
in  the  fight: 

"The  battle  of  Averysboro  had  taken  place  and  was  over  when 
the  21st  reached  the  battlefield.  A  number  of  slain  Confederates, 
principally  boys  from  Charleston,  S.  C.,  lay  near  the  road  along 
which  we  passed. 


182  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

Our  column  headed  towards  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 

On  the  18th  day  of  February,  1865,  our  advance  was  contested 
quite  stubbornly  at  different  times  by  what  seemed  to  be  some 
mounted  troops,  in  consequence  of  which  we  did  not  make  the 
distance  of  a  day's  march  as  we  usually  did.  During  this  day's 
march  our  division  occupied  about  the  middle  of  the  column. 

The  road  was  narrow,  the  country  level,  and  occasionally  a 
cleared  farm  was  passed.  Early  in  the  morning  of  the  19th  our 
camp  was  astir;  our  division  had  the  advance,  and  the  21st  Ohio  led 
the  division.  We  were  soon  on  the  move,  and  the  foragers  moved 
out  ahead  of  the  regiment  to  find  anything  that  would  be  fit  for  men 
to  eat,  as  our  rations  at  this  time  were  short.  Before  advancing  a 
mile  we  observed  that  the  foragers  had  found  something  that  checked 
their  advance.  An  occasional  report  of  a  musket  warned  us  of  the 
presence  of  the  enemy.  When  the  regiment  had  advanced  a  short 
distance  beyond  where  the  bummers  halted,  the  enemy  opened  on  us 
with  artillery,  causing  us  to  form  in  line  of  battle  after  having 
thrown  out  skirmishers.  We  were  assigned  a  position  south  of  the 
road  over  which  we  came,  our  line  facing  southeast. 

No  one,  at  the  time  we  took  our  position,  knew  just  where  the 
enemy  was.  We  had  scarcely  taken  position,  before  the  enemy 
made  one  of  his  sudden  and  furious  charges  on  our  rear  and  left 
flank,  where  he  was  posted  in  force.  He  saw  us  in  this  awkward 
position  no  doubt,  and  ordered  a  charge  before  other  troops  could 
form  on  our  left,  and  in  his  front.  The  writer  never  learned  who 
was  responsible  for  this  formation,  but  supposed  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Miles,  our  brigade  commander,  was,  from  the  fact,  Colonel  McMahan 
assumed  command  of  the  brigade  after  the  battle. 

Bullets  from  our  rear,  bullets  from  our  left  flank,  and  a  few  from 
our  front,  were  too  much  for  even  veterans.  Every  man  in  the 
regiment  knew  somebody  had  blundered.  The  writer  cannot  re 
member  that  any  one  ordered  us  out  of  the  trap,  but  thinks  the  regi 
ment  intuitively  moved  rapidly  through  the*  laurel  thicket,  about 
one-fourth  of  a  mile  to  our  right,  where  we  formed  a  new  line  with 
General  Morgan's  (second)  division. 

In  front  of  this  division,  we  reformed  and  charged,  driving  the 
enemy  back  a  short  distance,  which  gave  General  Morgan's  men 
more  time  to  complete  temporary  breastworks. 

After  this  charge  we  fell  in  with  the  second  division,  and  stopped 
the  further  advance  of  the  enemy. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  183 

Immediately  after  falling  back  in  the  line,  and  before  the 
division  had  delivered  its  fire,  Colonel  McMahan  was  struck  on  a 
button  on  his  breast.  The  button  saved  his  life.  Captain  Wicker 
was  shot  through  the  lung,  and  Sylvester  Trout  through  the  brain. 
In  some  fields  to  our  right  and  north  of  us,  the  cannonading  was 
very  severe,  and  musketry  was  very  heavy. 

The  writer  was  with  the  21st  during  the  darkest  days  in  the 
history  of  the  four  eventful  years  of  its  service,  yet  can  remember 
no  time,  when  gloom  and  discouragement  settled  so  thick  and  fast 
upon  us,  as  it  did  in  this,  our  last  battle. 

The  battle  lasted  some  hours,  the  enemy  was  foiled,  and  John 
ston  moved  from  our  front. 

The  night  after  the  battle,  rain  set  in  arid  continued  the  next 
day  and  following  night.  The  battlefield  was  covered  with  water, 
and  the  dead  were  buried  in  graves  filled  with  water.  At  4  p.  m., 
February  21st,  orders  were  given  for  a  charge,  but  no  enemy  was 
found." 

The  attack  at  Bentonville  was  a  complete  surprise  to  the  Federal 
army.  General  Sherman  was  aware  that  Johnston,  his  old  antagon 
ist,  was  in  command  of  an  army  40,000  or  45,000  strong,  under 
Bragg,  Beauregard,  Harder  and  S.  D.  Lee,  as  subordinate  generals, 
but  he  had  little  idea  a  stand  would  be  made  nearer  than  Raleigh. 

The  progress  of  the  army  through  the  Carolirias  had  been  resist 
ed  at  different  times,  by  cavalry  and  bands  of  the  enemy,  and  as 
the  army  approached  Goldsboro,  General  Sherman  had  given  orders 
that  it  should  move  with  caution.  On  the  16th  of  March,  Hardee 
was  found  occupying  an  advantageous  position  at  Averysboro.  He 
was  attacked  by  General  Slocum  and  driven  within  his  fortifications, 
from  which  he  retreated  during  the  night.  In  this  affair  the  Federals 
lost  eighty  killed  and  four  hundred  and  eighty  wounded.  The  rebels 
left  one  hundred  and  seventy-eight  dead  on  the  field,  and  one  hun 
dred  and  seventy-five  men  arid  three  guns  were  captured, 

Hardee  retreated  in  the  direction  ot  Smith  field,  creating  the  im 
pression  that  the  road  to  Goldsboro  was  unobstructed,  but  after 
falling  back  a  short  distance,  he  moved  by  a  by-road,  to  join  John 
ston  at  Bentonville. 

On  the  morning  of  the  19th,  the  army  moved  forward,  the  21st 
Ohio  in  advance.  They  soon  encountered  a  strong  cavalry  force  of 
the  enemy,  which  was  steadily  driven  back  on  the  infantry,  when 
the  latter  made  a  furious  attack  on  the  Union  troops. 


184  HISTORY  TWENTY- FIRST  REGIMENT 

Brigades  were  thrown  into  position  as  rapidly  as  possible,  and 
the  enemy  stubbornly  resisted,  but  the  Union  troops  fought  at  a 
great  disadvantage.  Johnston  had  arranged  his  army  with  the 
view  of  capturing  the  14th  Corps,  but,  though  he  gained  considerable 
ground,  he  failed  in  his  object. 

Late  in  the  afternoon  a  brigade  of  the  20th  Corps  arrived  on  the 
field,  lines  were  readjusted,  the  enemy  charged  and  driven  back  to 
the  position  they  held  in  the  morning. 

During  the  night,  the  remainder  of  the  20th  Corps,  which  was 
ten  miles  distant  when  the  attack  was  made,  arrived,  and  went  into 
position  ready  for  the  morrow. 

The  20th  and  21st  were  spent  occupying  the  attention  of  the 
rebels  with  skirmishing  and  artillery  firing,  while  the  army  was 
being  concentrated  and  put  in  position  for  a  combined  attack  on  the 
22d,  but  the  morning  of  that  day  revealed  that  Johnston,  leaving  his 
pickets  to  be  captured,  had  made  a  safe  retreat  in  the  direction  of 
Smithfield  and  Raleigh.  He  was  pursued  but  a  short  distance;  the 
army  concentrating  at  Goldsboro  on  the  23d  of  March. 

In  this  battle,  the  14th  Corps  lost  154  killed,  867  wounded,  and 
233  captured,  and  buried  167  rebels.  The  ether  portions  of  the  army 
lost  399  and  captured  1,287. 

The  casualties  in  this  battle,  and  the  signal  failure  of  Johnston 
to  disperse  or  capture  an  isolated  corps,  entitles  the  battle  of  Benton- 
ville  to  rank  among  the  decisive  battles  of  the  war.  The  condition 
of  the  roads  rendered  the  speedy  arrival  of  reinforcements  impos 
sible,  and  on  the  14th  corps  was  hurled  the  full  force  of  the  enemy, 
which  though  assailed  by  thrice  its  number,  stood  firm,  losing  ground 
only  as  it  became  necessary  to  change  positions,  to  meet  attacks 
from  hitherto  unexpected  quarters.  Brigades  assailed  in  flank 
changed  front  while  being  pressed  by  the  enemy,  and  repulsed  them. 
Others  attacked  in  front  and  rear,  successfully  resisted  both  columns, 
until  the  enemy  were  obliged  to  withdraw  from  the  field. 

To  the  14th  corps  belongs  the  honor  of  defeating  the  rebels  at 
Bentonville. 

On  the  llth  of  April,  news  was  received  of  the  surrender  of  Lee, 
which  was  published  to  the  army  on  the  12th,  in  the  following 
language: 

"  The  general  commanding  announces  to  the  army,  that  he  has 
official  notice  from  General  Grant,  that  General  Lee  surrendered  to 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY.  185 

him  bis  entire  army  on  the  9th  inst.,  at  Appomattox  Court  House, 
Virginia. 

Glory  to  God  and  our  country;  and  all  honor  to  our  comrades  in 
arms,  toward  whom  we  are  marching.  A  little  more  labor,  a  little 
more  toil  on  our  part,  the  great  race  is  won,  and  our  government 
stands  regenerated  after  four  long  years  of  war." 

Two  days  later  General  Sherman  received  a  note  from  Johnston, 
asking  a  cessation  of  hostilities,  and  the  opening  of  negotiations  with 
a  view  to  disbanding  the  rebel  army. 

A  memorandum  of  an  agreement  arrived  at  on  the  18th  of 
April,  was  forwarded  to  Washington,  which  was  disapproved  by  the 
authorities  there,  as  well  as  by  the  commander  in  chief. 

The  agreement  provided,  that: 

II,  The  Confederate  armies  now  in  existence,  to  be  disbanded  and 
conducted  to  their  several  State  Capitols,  there  to  deposit 
their  arms.  *  *  * 

III.     The  recognition  by  the  Executive  of  the  United  States  of  the 

several  State  governments,  on  their  officers  and  legislators 

taking  the  oath  prescribed  by  the  United  States.     *     *     * 

IV.     The   re-establishment   of  all   Federal    Courts   in  the  several 

States.     *    *    * 

V,  The  people  and  inhabitants  of  all  States,  to  be  guaranteed  so 
far  as  the  Executive  can,  their  political  right  and  fran 
chise.  *  *  * 

VI.  The  Executive  authority  or  government  of  the  United  States, 
not  to  disturb  any  of  the  people  by  reason  of  the  late 
war,  so  long  as  they  live  in  peace  and  quiet,  and  abstain 
from  acts  of  armed  hostility,  and  obey  the  laws  in  exis 
tence  in  the  place  where  they  reside. 

VII.  In  general  terms  it  is  announced,  that  the  war  is  to  cease,  a 
general  amnesty  so  far  as  the  Executive  of  the  United 
States  can  command,  on  the  condition  of  the  disband- 
ment  of  the  Confederate  armies,  the  distribution  of  arms, 
and  the  resumption  of  peaceful  pursuits  by  officers  and 
men  hitherto  composing  said  armies." 

It  will  be  conceded  that  General  Sherman  made  a  mistake  in 
assuming  to  settle  in  the  terms  of  surrender,  all  the  questions  grow 
ing  out  of  the  war,  and  restoring  States  and  citizens  to  all  their 
former  rights  and  privileges,  on  the  simple  condition  of  their  abstain 
ing  from  acts  of  armed  hostility. 


186  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 

On  receipt  of  the  notice  of  the  disapproval  of  the  terms  of  sur 
render  by  the  authorities  at  Washington,  General  Sherman  notified 
Johnston  of  the  termination  of  the  truce,  and  demanded  the  sur 
render  of  his  army  on  the  terms  granted  to  Lee  at  Appomattox. 

On  the  26th  of  April,  another  interview  was  held  between  the 
commanding  generals,  and  terms  of  surrender  agreed  upon,  by 
which  "  All  acts  of  war  were  to  cease;  all  arms  and  public  property 
to  be  deposited  at  Greensboro,  and  delivered  to  an  ordnance  officer 
of  the  United  States  army;  side  arms  and  private  horses  and  baggage 
to  be  retained  by  officers;  each  officer  and  man  to  give  his  individual 
obligation  in  writing,  not  to  take  up  arms  against  the  United  States, 
until  released  from  this  obligation,"  and  "all  the  officers  and  men 
will  be  permitted  to  return  to  their  homes,  not  to  be  disturbed  by 
the  United  States  authorities,  so  long  as  they  observe  their  obliga 
tion  and  the  laws  where  they  reside." 

Nothing  now  remained  to  be  done  except  to  disband  the  Federal 
army,  and  it  was  deemed  proper  to  return  each  corps  to  its  depart 
ment  to  be  mustered  out. 


CHAPTER  XXXII. 


FROM  GOLDSBORO,  NORTH  CAROLINA  TO  COLUMBUS,  OHIO.-TRIUMPHANT 
ENTRY    INTO    RALEIGH.-STILL    CORDUROYING    ROADS.-GREAT  RE 
JOICING    AT    LEE'S    SURRENDER.— EFFECT    OF    THE    NEWS  OF 
THE  PRESIDENT'S  ASSASSINATION.— RACE  TO  RICHMOND. 
GRAND    REVIEW  AT  WASHINGTON.— JOURNEY    TO 
LOUISVILLE.— HAMS  MISSING.-LAST  REVIEW 
BY    GENERAL   SHERMAN.— FAREWELL 
ADDRESS  BY  LIEUTENANT  COLONEL 
McMAHAN.— FINAL   PAY  AND 
MUSTER  OUT. 


BY  CAPTAIN  J.  L.  KELLER. 


After  the  battle  of  Bentonville,  Colonel  McMahan  was  given 
command  of  the  3d  Brigade,  1st  Division,  14th  Army  Corps,  and 
Captain  Cheeny,  next  in  rank,  assumed  command  of  the  regiment. 

Our  army  reached  Goldsboro  on  the  23d  of  March,  1865,  where 
rest  and  supplies  awaited  us.  The  march  from  Savannah,  Georgia, 
to  this  place,  through  the  bad  weather  of  a  Carolina  winter  and 
spring,  had  been  severe  on  the  boys  of  our  command,  and  we 
remained  in  this  camp  until  the  10th  of  April.  While  here  camp 
and  guard  duties  were  light,  and  the  time  was  spent  cleaning  up, 
visiting  acquaintances,  learning  of  the  severe  battles  some  of  our 
boys  had  participated  in  at  Franklin  and  Nashville,  and  hearing 
from  home,  as  we  found  plenty  of  mail  at  Goldsboro. 

April  10th  we  left  camp  and  started  out  to  find  Johnston  and 
his  army,  which  we  believed  to  be  in  the  vicinity  of  Raleigh. 

If  my  memory  serves  me  correctly,  our  division  was  in  advance 
of  the  infantry,  and  the  21st  Ohio  well  in  advance  of  the  division. 
Our  troops  entered  Raleigh  on  the  13th  of  April. 

Some  cavalry  command  received  the  surrender,  and  when  we 
marched  through  the  city,  "Old  Glory"  was  proudly  floating  from 
the  dome  of  the  capitol.  Our  regiment  was  formed  in  a  column  by 


188  HISTORY   TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

divisions,  right  in  front  with  fixed  bayonets.  Our  troops  heard  such 
remarks  from  the  spectators  as,  "What  splendid  looking  men,"  etc. 

This  was  the  third  State  Capitol,  into  which  our  regiment  form 
ed  a  part  of  a  triumphal  entry.  We  missed  Columbia,  South  Caro 
lina,  by  being  assigned  a  line  of  march  west  of  the  city.  We  stacked 
arms  on  the  southwest  side  of  the  city,  and  had  our  dinner.  A  few 
of  our  men  went  to  a  house  a  short  distance  away  without  leave. 
A  detachment  of  Rebel  cavalry  swooped  down  on  them,  and  they 
were  prisoners.  They  were  in  the  custody  of  the  enemy  until 
Johnston  surrendered. 

When  they  returned  to  their  commands,  they  reported  having 
had  a  sorry  time  while  absent.  On  the  10th  of  April  we  were  again 
on  the  march,  headed  southwest  through  a  tremendous  rain. 

We  were  obliged  to  tear  down  rail  fences  to  corduroy  the  roads 
with,  so  that  our  teams  could  follow.  We  went  into  camp  that  even 
ing,  soon  had  bright  fires  burning,  some  hot  coffee  prepared,  our 
clothes  dried,  and  we  slept  well  on  the  wet  ground. 

The  next  day  we  went  into  camp  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  where 
we  remained  until  after  the  surrender  of  Johnston. 

While  in  this  camp  news  reached  us  of  the  surrender  of  Lee. 
Such  rejoicing  !  Such  noise !  Our  division  got  to  shooting  with 
muskets  and  cannon,  and  without  orders.  Some  forgot  to  separate 
the  ball  from  the  powder,  and  occasionally  the  whistle  of  the  minnie 
ball  was  heard.  Our  camp  was  an  out  post. 

How  the  news  reached  us  sooner  than  it  reached  the  troops 
encamped  in  rear  of  us,  we  never  learned.  Our  noise  brought  rein 
forcements  on  the  bouble-quick.  When  the  commanders  of  these 
troops  learned  the  cause  of  the  firing,  they  were  mad,  and  report 
said  some  of  them  uttered  bad  words.  They  supposed  Johnston  had 
turned  on  us  and  was  making  things  warm. 

At  this  camp  news  reached  us  of  the  assassination  of  President 
Lincoln.  It  was  easily  discernible  among  the  private  soldiers,  that 
they  felt  that  they  had  lost  their  best  friend.  Anger  and  sorrow  in 
turn  were  depicted  in  their  faces.  It  was  hard  to  understand  the 
significance  of  the  event.  We  knew  the  Confederacy  was  about 
dead;  yet,  was  it  possible  that  by  assassination,  the  Rebels  would 
win  that  which  they  had  lost  in  the  field? 

It  was  well  that  no  battle  occured  just  after  this  sad  news 
reached  us.  A  few  days  after  this,  we  received  news  of  the  surren 
der  of  Johnston,  and  orders  to  return  to  Raleigh. 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  189 

When  we  reached  Raleigh  we  learned  that  our  route  to  the 
north  was  by  way  of  .Richmond. 

Then  began  a  race  between  the  various  corps  of  General 
Sherman's  army,  as  to  which  would  reach  Richmond  first.  The  14th 
Corps  had  a  dirt  road  in  good  condition;  it  was  fine  spring  weather, 
and  the  question  was,  who  would  first  reach  the  capitol  of  the 
defunct  Confederacy. 

It  was  said  the  14th  Corps  reached  the  James  River  four  miles 
above  Richmond  first.  The  march  was  a  foolish  race  between 
ambitious  commanders,  and  the;  infantry  suffered  severely  in  conse 
quence  of  it.  The  sick  list  of  the  regiment  was  unusually  large  the 
next  morning  after  encamping  on  the  James. 

There  was  some  loud  complaining  over  what  seemed  an  unnec- 
cessarialy  severe  march. 

After  a  few  days  rest,  we  started  for  Washington ;  the  sick  were 
sent  by  boat  in  charge  of  Dr.  Young. 

In  this  march  there  was  more  moderation  used,  and  our  regi 
ment  went  into  camp  about  three  miles  from  Alaxandra.  After 
being  in  camp  a  few  days,  orders  came  to  prepare  for  a  grand 
review.  The  business  then  on  hand  was  to  scour  and  clean  up  our 
clothes,  so*  as  to  present  a  respectable  appearance  before  the 
President,  and  loyal  governors  of  the  north,  who  made  it  their 
business  to  be  there,  to  see  the  veterans  march  in  review  through 
the  capital  of  the  nation. 

The  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  reviewed  on  the  24th  of  May, 
and  our  army  on  the  day  following.  At  an  early  hour  of  the  morn 
ing  our  camp  was  astir,  and  soon  the  regiment  was  on  the  road  in  good 
marching  order;  crossed  long  bridges  and  assembled  on  Capitol 
Hill. 

About  10  o'clock  we  took  our  place  in  line,  our  formation  being 
in  column  by  divisions,  right  in  front,  and  moved  along  Pennsylva 
nia  Avenue  in  review.  The  writer  remembers  how  soldierly  and 
proud  the  boys  carried  themselves;  how  their  arms  and  accouter- 
ments  shone;  how  well  they  kept  their  alignment,  and  what  good 
time  they  observed.  Much  had  been  said  and  written  about 
"Sherman's  Bummers,"  but  civilians  and  the  officers  of  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  were  greatly  surprised  and  pleased  with  the  appearance 
of  the  "Western  Troops,"as  we  were  sometimes  called,  and  not  a  few 
were  the  compliments  we  received. 

Oh,  what  a  proud  day  this  was  for  each  member  of  our  regiment 


190  HISTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 

who  was  permitted  to  be  there  and  take  part  in  such  a  historical 
event.  We  would  have  enjoyed  this  grand  pageant  better,  if  the 
members  of  our  organization  who  were  sleeping  at  Stone's  River, 
Chickamauga,  Yining's  Station,  Jonesboro  arid  Bentonville  had  been 
with  us. 

A  few  days  after  this  review,  we  went  into  camp  near  the 
Soldier's  Home  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  Here  we  remained  for 
some  time,  so  that  the  boys  might  visit  places  ol  interest  in  and 
about  the  capital. 

While  at  this  camp,  a  number  of  the  regiment  were  mustered 
out  by  reason  of  expiration  of  term  of  service, 

It  having  been  determined  to  send  the  troops  belonging  to  the 
Department  of  Kentucky  to  Louisville  to  be  mustered  out,  Colonel 
McMahan  received  orders  on  the  8th  of  June,  to  hold  his  "command 
in  readiness  to  march  at  a  moments  notice."  Freight  cars  were 
provided  in  which  to  convey  the  troops  over  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio 
road  to  the  Ohio  River,  and  as  each  section  of  the  train  was  loaded, 
it  moved  off,  another  section  taking  its  place  to  be  loaded. 

This  arrangement  often  divided  regiments,  and  by  it  Companies 
A  and  F  were  separated  from  the  other  companies  of  the  21st  Ohio. 

After  passing  Harper's  Ferry,  while  the  section  carrying  Com 
panies  A  and  F  was  moving  slowly  on  a  side  track,  one  of  its  cars 
left  the  track.  The  men  being  asleep  at  the  time,  this  caused  great 
confusion. 

It  seemed  as  if  the  car  was  about  to  fall  over,  and  several  of  the 
men  jumped  out  into  the  brush  ;  but  fortunately  no  one  was  seriously 
injured.  It  being  necessary  to  leave  this  car,  the  men  it  contained 
were  put  into  the  other  cars,  which  were  uncomfortably  crowded 
before  the  accident. 

Some  time  before  noon  the  day  following,  our  train  reached 
Piedmont,  a  town  on  the  Potomac  River  in  West  Virginia. 

Unfortunately  for  the  21st  Ohio,  there  were  some  Michigan 
troops  aboard,  and  still  more  unfortunately  there  happened  to  be  a 
cask  of  cured  hams  at  the  depot.  Somebody  opened  the  huge  barrel 
and  very  shortly  there  were  no  hams  left.  Where  they  went  to  the 
writer  cannot  tell.  Complaint  was  telegraphed  to  Department  Com 
mander,  and  our  train  was  ordered  to  be  detained  until  the  missing 
hams  were  restored.  Whether  the  meat  was  nearly  all  found,  this 
deponent  cannot  say,  but  toward  sunset  our  train  was  permitted  to 


OHIO  VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY.  191 

depart.  The  writer  is  quite  sure  the  21st  had  no  hand  in  this  affair, 
but  unfortunately  was  in  bad  company. 

The  next  morning  found  us  at  Parkersburgh,  on  the  Ohio  Eiver. 

The  river  seemed  to  be  covered  with  steamboats,  ready  to  take 
us  to  Louisville.  The  trip  down  the  river  was  much  more  pleasant 
than  the  one  from  Catlettsburg  in  the  winter  of  1861. 

Then  the  heavy  work  was  before  us — now  it  was  done. 

Then  it  was  stormy  and  cold — now  it  was  splendid  summer 
weather.  It  seemed  as  though  all  in  nature  conspired  to  make  our 
return  trip  home  pleasant.  The  sight  of  the  hills  of  our  dear  Ohio 
cheered  us,  and  the  steamboat  captains  did  what  they  could  to  make 
the  trip  down  the  river  pleasant.  There  was  racing  between  rival 
boats.  This  seemed  dangerous,  yet  we  reached  Louisville  safely  and 
went  into  camp  some  four  miles  from  the  city,  up  the  river. 

Here  our  time  was  spent  fixing  up  our  records,  and  having  our 
last  grand  review  by  General  Sherman. 

The  regiment  then  proceeded  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  it 
turned  over  its  arms  and  equipments  to  an  ordnance  officer  of  the 
United  States  Army,  received  final  pay,  and  was  disbanded  on  the 
25th  day  of  July,  1865;  three  years,  ten  months,  and  six  days  from 
the  date  of  its  muster-in." 

Colonel  McMahan  took  leave  of  the  regiment  in  the  following: 

GENERAL  ORDERS  No.  16. 

HEADQUARTERS  21sT  EEGIMENT,  O.  V.  I., ) 
Columbus,  Ohio,  July  25,  1865.          j 

COMRADES: — Our  services  are  no  longer  required.  Through  the 
Providence  of  God,  our  efforts  to  sustain  the  government  and  to 
perpetuate  it,  have  been  successful.  We  have  humbled  a  proud, 
cruel  and  vindictive  foe.  Thank  God  we  are  free,  and  have  the 
power  to  demonstrate  for  all  "  whom  it  may  concern,"  that  all  men 
are  born  free  ;  that  they  are  endowed  by  their  Creator  with  certain 
inalienable  rights,  among  which  arc  life,  liberty,  and  the  pursuit  of 
happiness." 

The  pillars  of  our  popular  government  are  strengthened  and 
adorned  by  the  blood  of  our  honored  and  lamented  dead. 

The  bones  of  our  comrades  are  upon  the  fields  of  more  than 
thirty-one  well  contested  battles.  We  will  remember  them  kindly, 


192  JIiSTORY  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 

and  extend  to  their  families  and  frierds  the  hand  of  a  brother  and 
true  friend. 

In  parting  Avith  you,  my  comrades,  I  congratulate  you  that  you 
have  escaped  the  casualties  of  war,  to  behold  the  splendor  of  your 
achievements. 

As  my  military  family  is  dispersed,  my  best  wishes  will  follow 
you  to  your  quiet  homes." 

[OFFICIAL.] 

A.  McMAHAN, 

GEORGE  SCHEETS,  Lieutenant- Colonel  Commanding. 

1st  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant. 


COL.  J.    S.   NORTON, 


COL.   1.  M.  NEIBLING, 


COL.   ARNOLD  McMAHAN 


to 


CAPT.   H.    H.  ALBAN. 


CAPT.    MILO  CATON. 


CAPT.   MILO    CATON. 

TAKEN  SHORTLY  AFTER  HIS  RELEASE  FROM  REBEL  PRISON. 


CAPT.  J.   L.   KELLER. 


CAPT.  JOHN  C.   MARTIN, 


CAPT.  J.  S.   MAHONY. 


CAPT.  J.   W.   KNAGGS. 


LIEUT.  AND  ADJT.  E.  L.  BAIRD. 


LIEUT.  AND  ADJT.  GEO.  SCIIEETS. 


LIEUT.  J.    VV.    HENRY, 


LIEUT.  J.   H.   BOLTON. 


I  I1 

LIEUT.   W.    H.   WELKER, 


WILLIAM   M.   DETWKILER 

HOSPIT  A  L   STEW  A  HI). 


SERGT.  JOHN  S,   HART. 


ABEL  COMSTOCK, 


CO.    C. 


GEORGE  S.   CANFIELD. 

MUSICIAN. 


APPENDIX. 


TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT,  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


Three  Years'  Service. 


This  Regiment  was  organized  at  Findlay,  Ohio,  September  19,  1861,  to 
serve  three  years.  On  the  expiration  of  its  term  of  service,  the  original  mem 
bers  (except  veterans)  were  mustered  out,  and  the  organization,  composed  of 
veterans  and  recruits,  retained  in  service  until  July  25,  1865,  when  it  was 
mustered  out  in  accordance  with  orders  from  the  War  Department. 

No  official  list  of  battles  in  which  the  Twenty-First  Regiment  bore  an 
honorable  part  has  yet  been  published  by  the  War  Department,  but  the  fol 
lowing  list  has  been  compiled,  after  careful  research,  during  the  preparation 
of  this  work  : 


IVY  MOUNTAIN,  KY.,  .... 

BRIDGEPORT,  ALA.,  . 

LA  VERGNE,  TENN.,  .... 

NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  . 

STONES  RIVER,  TENN.,  .... 

TULLAHOMA  CAMPAIGN,  TENN.,  . 

DUG  (TAP,  GA., 

CHICKAMAUGA,  GA.,          . 
MISSION  RIDGE,  TENN., 
BUZZARD  ROOST,  GA.,          . 

RESACA,  GA.,  

NEW  HOPE  CHURCH,  GA., 
KENESAW  MOUNTAIN,  GA., 
KENESAW    MOUNTAIN,    GA",     (General 

Assault  on), 

VINING  STATION,  GA., 
CHATTAHOOCHEE  RIVER,  GA.,    . 
PEACHTREE  CREEK,  GA., 
ATLANTA,  GA.,  (Hood's  First  Sortie).     . 
JONESBORO,  GA.,  

"SAVANNAH,  GA.,  (Siege  of),   . 

AVERYSBORO,  N.  C 

BENTONYILLE,  N.  C.,   . 


NOVEMBER  9,  1861. 
APRIL  15,  1862. 
OCTOBER  7,  1862. 
NOVEMBER  5,  1862. 
DECEMBER  31,  1862,  and 

JANUARY  1-2,  1863. 
JI-XE  23-30,  1863. 
SEPTEMBER  11,  1863. 
SEPTEMBER  19-20,  1863 
NOVEMBER  25,  1863 
MAY  8,  1864 
MAY  13-16,  1864 
MAY  28,  1864 
JUNE  9-30,. 1864 

JUNE  27,  1864 
JULY  2-5,  1864 
JULY  6-10,  1864 
JULY  20,  1864 
JULY  22,  1864 
SEPTEMBER  1,  1864 
DECEMBER  10-21,  1864 
MARCH  16,  1865. 
MARCH  19-21,  1865. 


2ist  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

Mustered  in  Sept.  19, 1861,  at  Findlay,  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

Mustered  out  July  25, 1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy,  Captain  15th 

Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Names 

Rank. 

Q} 
be 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Jesse  S.  Norton  .  .  . 

Colonel.. 

35 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  Dec.  20,  1862. 

James  M.  Neibling  . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3yrs. 

Promoted  from  Lieut.  Colonel  Dec  20, 

1862;  resigned  Dec.  6,  1864. 

DwellaM.Stoughton 

Lt.  Col  . 

28 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Major  from  Captain  Co.  A 

Oct.  3,  1862;  Lieut.  Col.  Dec.  20,1862;  died 

Nov.  19,  1863,  of  wounds  received  Sept. 

20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 

Arnold  McMahon.  . 

.   .  do..  . 

29 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Major  from  Captain  Co.  C 

June  14,  1863;  captured  Sept.  20,  1863,  at 

battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga.;  returned 

to  company  March  1,  1864;  promoted  to 

Lieut.  Col.  Feb.  29,  1864;  brevetted  Col. 

March    13,    1865;    mustered   out   with 

regiment  July  25,  1865. 

Samuel  A.  Strong.  .  . 

Major    . 

34 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

George  F.Walker  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  Captain  Co.  B  Dec.  20, 

1862;  resigned  June  14,  1863. 

William  M.  Eames  . 

Surgeon. 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  Oct.  3,  1862. 

Daniel  S.  Young    .   . 

.  .do... 

35 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  A  sst.  Surgeon  Dec.  20, 

1862;  mustered  out  with  regt.  July  25,  '65 

William  C.  Payne  . 

As.  Surg 

Dec,  18,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  August  14,  1863. 

Richard  Gray,  Jr  .  . 
George  O.McPherson 

.   .  do..  . 
Adju'nt. 

32 
34 

Aug.  21,  1*62 
Sept.  19,  1861 

o  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865. 
Resigned  Dec.  17,  1861. 

Edward  L.  Baird  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.    5,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  1st  Lieut,   and  Adjutant 

from  Sergt.  Major  Dec.  12,1861;  muster 

ed  out  Dec.  27,  1864,  on  expiration  of 

term  of  service. 

George  Scheets.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Q,.  M.  Sergeant  from   pri 

vate  Co.  C  March  1,  1863;  to  1st  Lieut. 

and  Adjutant,  Feb.  10,  1865;  mustered 

out  with  regiment  July  25,  1865. 

Robert  S.  Mungen  . 

B.  Q.  M 

36 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  Sept.   18,  1864,  on  expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

George  T.  Squire.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Com.  Sergeant  from  Ser 

geant  Co.  E  Jan.  14,  1863;  to  1st  Lieut. 

and  Regt.  Quartermaster  Feb.  15,  1865; 

resigned  Ju'y  3,  1865. 

Henry  C.  Skinner  . 

Chapl'n. 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  March  11,  1862. 

James  Blake  ly.  .   .   . 

Ser.  Maj. 

Oct.    22,  1801 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  29,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga. 

Earl  W  Merry 

do. 

18 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  private  Co.   C  Nov.  1, 

1863;  wounded  July  20,  1864.   in  battle 

of  Peachtree  Creek,  Ga.;  mustered  out 

July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Depart 

ment:  veteran. 

Daniel   Lewis  .... 

Q,.  M.  S. 

31 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  2d  Lieut.  Co.  A  Feb.  8,  1862 

Joseph  Power  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

45 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  Sergt.  Co.  H  Apr.  1,  1865; 

Henry  H.  Vancamp, 

Com.  Ser 

26 

Aug.    9,1861 

3  yrs. 

mustered  out  with  regiment  July  25,  '65 
Promoted  from  Sergeant  Co.  C  April  1, 

1865;  mustered  out  with  regiment  July 

25,  1865;  veteran. 

Wm.  M.  Detweiler.  . 

Hos.  Std 

29 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  private  Co.  D  March  25, 

1862;  mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1864,  on  ex 

piration  of  term  of  service. 

Robert  H.  Milliken.. 

.   .  do..  . 

Sept.    5,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Sept.  7,  1862,  to  accept  pro 
motion  in  Medical  Department. 

John  J.  Dahlen  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

39 

Sept.   3,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  private  Co.  C  October  1  , 

1864;    mustered  out  June  5,    1865,    by 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Ebenezer  Wilson  .  . 

Prin  Mu 

20 

Sept.    5,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  March  19,  1863,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

James  Warmsley  .  , 

.  .  do,.  . 

19 

Sept.   5,1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted   from  Musician    Co.  D  ; 
mustered  out  March  19,  1863,  by  order 

of  War  Department. 

EOSTER    TWENTY-FIRST    EEGIMENT 


KEGIMENTAL  BAND. 


Names- 

Rank. 

| 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service. 

Remarks. 

John  Babbatt  .... 
Edwin  Galer  .... 
James  Adams  .... 
Walter  Post 

Ldr.  End 
Musici'n 
.  .  do..  . 
do 

25 
22 
24 
21 
22 
27 
23 
18 
23 
16 
22 
14 

Sept.  20,  1861 
Oct.    19,  1861 
Oct.    21,1861 
Oct.    17,1861 
Oct.    17,  1861 
Oct.    22,1861 
Oct.    17,  1861 
Oct.    17,  1861 
Oct.    17,  1861 
Oct.    17,  1861 
Oct.    17,  1861 
Oct.    19,1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  2C,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Discharged  March  17,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Discharged  March  7,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1862,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

George  B.  Squires  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
do. 

Samuel  H.  Hull  .  .  . 
Elbridge  Post 

.  .  do..  . 
.  do..  . 

Meodon  L.  Prentice. 
Alva  C.  Miller  .  .  . 
Orwin  S.  Redfleld  .  .. 
Trumbull  Granger.  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

COMPANY  A. 

Mustered  in  Sept.  19, 1861,  at  Findlay.  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

Mustered  out  July  25, 1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 

Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Dwella  M.  Stoughton 
James  L.  Curry  . 

Captain, 
do  . 

28 
85 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Major  Oct.  3,  1862. 
Promoted  froixi  1st  LiGutGnEmt  Co.    .H. 

Dec.  20,  1862;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1864, 

Jacob  L.  Keller 

do 

27 

Sept.  15,  1861 

Q  vrs 

on  Surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 
Promoted  from  1st  Lieutenant   Co.    F 

o  y  i  o. 

May  11,  1865;  mustered  out  with  com 

pany  July  25,  1865. 

John  A.  Williams    . 

1st  Lieut 

27 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  Jan.  8,  1862. 

George  Foreman  .  . 

.  .do.-. 

28 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from   2d  Lieutenant  Feb.  3, 

1862;  resigned  Nov.  4,  1862. 

Daniel  Lewis  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  2d  Lieutenant  from  Q,.  M. 

Sergeant  Feb.    8,  1862;  1st  Lieutenant 

Nov,  18,  1862;  Captain  Co.  C  Feb.  29,  1864 

Daniel  Richards   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  1st  Sergeant  from  Sergeant 

Sept.  14,   1861;  promoted  to  2d  Lieut. 

Nov.   18,   1862;  1st,  Lieut.   Feb.  29,  1864; 

discharged  Jan.  31,  1865;  veteran. 

David  McClintock  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to2d  Lieutedant  from  Corpor 

al  Feb.  29,  1864;  1st  Lieutenant  Feb.  10, 

1865;  Captain  July  12,  1865,  but  not  mus 

tered;   mustered   out   with    company 

July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

John  Morrell  .... 

1st  Sergt 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yre. 

Mustered  as  private;  appointed  1st  Ser 
geant  ;  died  Jul3r  10,  1864,  of  wounds 

received  July  9,  1864,  in  action  near 

Vining  Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Jonathan  Fellers  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  as  private;  appointed  1st  Ser 
geant  ;  died  Oct.  2.  1864,  of  wounds 

received     Sept.    1,   1864,   in    battle   of 

Jonesboro  Ga.;  veteran. 

Squire  J.   Carlin  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug   28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal   Jan.   4.  1861;   Ser 

geant  Aug.  1,  1864;  1st  Sergeant  March 

\.  1865;  mustered  out  with   company 
July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


Date  of 

|3£ 

Names. 

Rank.| 

bo 

Entering 

.2  t, 

Remarks. 

< 

the  Service. 

£* 

Brice  Huling  .... 

1st  Sergt 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Dec.  30,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

William  Didway.  . 

Sergeant 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  ;  captured 
September  20,  1863,  at  baltle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Dec.  7,  1864, 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Erastus  Beggs  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  2,  1863,  of  wounds   received 
Dec.  31,  '62,  battle  of  Stone  River,Tenn 

John  \Vard 

do  . 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal   Jan.   5,    1864;  Ser 

geant  March  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Lewis  Diebly 

do 

27 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tennessee. 

Richard  E.  Harritt  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Aug,  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  May  1,  1862,  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky. 

Samuel  Pickett  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  5,1864;  Sergeant 

March  1,  1864;  mustered  out  with  com 

pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Lycurgus  Williams 

.  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,  1864;  Ser 
geant  April  18,  1865;  mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran 

Abraham  Brown  .  . 

.  .  do  .  . 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Aug.    1,    1864;  Ser 
geant  June  15,  1865;  mustered  oat  with 
company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Wesley  Bradford  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

40 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  as  private;  appointed  Sergeant 
;  killed-  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of 

Chickamauga,  Ga. 

Chauncey  A.Boucher 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  as  private;  appointed  Sergeant 
;  transferred   to   Veteran  Reserve 

Corps  April  22,  1864. 

Michael  Newman.  .  . 

Corporal 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;  captured  Sept. 
20,  1863,  at  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga.; 

mustered  out  Feb.  21,  1865,   by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Albert  Hasner  

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;died  Feb.  10,1863 
of  wounds  received  Dec.  31.  1862,   in 

battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Harrison  Stockhaus 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;  died  Oct.  8,  1863 
of  wounds  received  Sept.  20,  1863,  in 

battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 

James  Mertz  

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  Jan.  5,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Philip  Newman.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  18,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Stephen  Leonard  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  18,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Russell  Kinion  .  .  . 

.  .  do  .  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  18,  1865;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  J  uly  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Solomon  Wells  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  18.  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Asa  Babcock 

do 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  June  15,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  Jnly  25,  1865;  veteran. 

James  B.  Morrison  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1805; 

veteran. 

James  Hines  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1,  1864;  captured 

April  12,  1865,  at  Golds  boro,  N.  C.;  vet 
eran.    No  further  record  found. 

David  Williams  .  .. 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  Nov.  12,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Andrew   Wiseman  . 

.  .  do..  . 

43 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  May  1,    1862,   on   Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

George  M.  Jones  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

41 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

DischargedJMarch  23,   1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Joseph  Wilson  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

Henry  Isham  .... 

Musici'n 

41 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

April  6,  1864,by  order  of  War  Departmt 
Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Walter  Isham  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

15 

Feb.  10,1862 

3  yrs 

Captured  Sept.  20,  1863,at  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  July  7,1865, 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Anderson  Alexander 

Private. 

22 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

TWENTY-FIRST  KEGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

6 
be 
^ 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Alten,  Aaron  .... 

Private. 

18 

Aug.  28,  1361 

3  yrs 

Paroled   prisoner    of    war;   discharged 

Barger,  George  .    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

June  27,  1865,at  Camp  Chase,O.;  veteran 
Died  Dec.  27,  1861,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Bradford,  Ovitt  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Jan.  30,  1862,  at  Bacon  Creek,  Ky. 

.Bo  vie  tier    XjGVi 

do 

22 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Diod  J&H.  25  '63  ot*  wounds  i*6C6ivcd  Ucc 

31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Beard,  Henry    W  .  . 
Beard,  David  .... 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

19 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 
Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs, 
3  yrs. 

Died  Aug.  25,  '64,  at  Kingston,  Ga.;  vetrn 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 

Bradford,  William  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Boley,  John  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  27,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bowman,  Henry  .   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

36 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  27.  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bolander,  William  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Sept.  1.  1864,  in  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga.;  mustered  out  May  28,  1865,  at 

Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Blake,  James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Nov,  5,  1864,  of  wounds  received  

in  action  at  Nashville,  Tenn.;  veteran. 

Burghart,  Michael.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

40 

Oct.    13,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Nov.    14,    1864;  mustered   out 

June  5,  1865,  at  Camp  Chase,  O. 

Carpenter,  Geo.  A.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Nov.  10,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Con  u,  Robert  R  .   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.  21,  1861,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Coons,  Jacob  A.  ... 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Jan.    30,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Coons,  James  O  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Nov.  27,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Died  Dec.  25,  1864,  at  Savannah,  Ga. 

Clark,  Hugh  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,     at    battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Oct.  28,  1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Andersouville,  Ga. 

Drake,  Perry  O  .  .  . 

.  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered    out   with    Co.    July   25,    1865; 

veteran. 

Dukes,  Eli  

.  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1865,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Ernst,  George  .... 

.  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   Co.    July  25,   1865; 

veteran. 

Eaton,  John  

.  do..  . 

43 

Jan.     1,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  April  9,  1865;  mustered  out 

June  30,1865,  at  David  Island  NewYork 

Harbor,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Fellers,  Rufus  .... 

.  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out    with    Co.    July   25,    1865; 

veteran. 

Fitzgibbon,  Thomas 

.  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  23,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga. 

Foster,  John  

.  do..  . 

19 

\ng.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  17,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

French,  Grovey  .  .  . 

.  do..  . 

19 

\ug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  15,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Frienstine,  Michael.. 

.  do..  . 

22 

Dec.    30,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  June  3,  1864;  mustered  out 

July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept'mt. 

Fabun,  Reuben  D.  .  . 

.  do..  . 

31 

\ng.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  33,  1861,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Funk,  David  .... 

.  do..  . 

31 

Oct.    26,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    May   7,    1864,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Gorden,  James.  .  .  . 

.  do..  . 

19 

Feb.      6,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  June  13,  1864;  mustered  out 

July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept'mt. 

Hook,  Jacob  ...     . 

.  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  July  10,  1862,  at  Athens,  Ala. 

Henderson,  Sheldon 

.  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  20,   1863,  of  wounds  received 

Sept.  19,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamauga 

Hershey,  Isaac   .  .  . 

.  do..  . 

Jan.    30,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July  9,  18d4,  in  battle  of  Chat- 

tahoochee  River,  Ga.;  absent,  sick  , 
in  hospital;  murtered  out  July  25,  1865 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Hoy,  Daniel  
Hawkins,  Richard.  . 

.  do..  . 
.  do..  . 

18 
20 

Feb.    16,  1864 
Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  March  28,  1864,  at  London,  Tenu. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Hawkins,  Sylvester 

.  do..  . 

19 

\ug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   Co.   July   25,   1865; 

veteran 

Helms,  Aaron  

.  do..  . 

21 

\ug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded   Sept.   20,    1863,    in    battle   of 

•  Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Sept. 

22,  1864,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER 


Names. 

Rank. 

<D 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

P«riod  of  II 
Service 

Remarks. 

Helms,  John  .... 

Private.. 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  Com'y  July  25,  1865; 

veteran. 

Helms,  William  P.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

ffod£6   Joliu. 

do 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Feb.  13    1863    on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability'. 

Hazeu,  Jacob  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

M  ustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Hershey,  Heary  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.   30,1864 

3  yrs. 

Transferred   to    Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

May  1,  1865. 

Hallabaugh,  Heary.. 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  4th  U.S.Cavalry.Dec.  4,'62 

Klmble,  Er.  H  .  .   .   . 

do..  . 

28 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Nov.  13,  1862,  at  Findlay,  O. 

Kleckner,  Tildeu  .  . 

.     do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Nov.  18,  1863,  of  wounds  rec'd  Sept. 

20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickarnauga.  Ga. 

Kampf,   Squire  .  .  .x 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    18,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  Aug.  12.  1864,  of  wounds  rec'd  Sept. 

19,  1863,  in  battle  of   Chickamausa,  Ga. 

Kampf,  Joseph  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,1863,  at  battle  of  Chick 

arnauga,  Ga.    No  further  record  found 

Kleckner,  Absalom.. 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862.   in  battle   of   Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

KOOQS,  Lymaa  J.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28.  1861 

i  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

King,  Lafayette  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

rnauga,  Ga. 
Mustered  out  June  5,  1865,  at  Washing 

ton,  D.  C. 

Kimmel,  J.  A  .  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.    16,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  May  29,  1865,  at  Louisville, 

Kentucky. 

Kugle,  James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded   Sept.   20,   1863,    in    battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  transferred  to  Vet 

eran  Reserve  Corps  

Knepper,  Wesley  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Leedy,  Isaac  B  

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan  1,  1863,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Leonard    John 

do 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  1863,at  battle  of  Chick 
amauga,  Ga.;   died   June  11,    1864,    in 
Rebel  Prison,  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Lafferty,  Lewis  .  .  . 

.  .  do,.  . 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1864,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Marvin,  Ambrose   J 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   company    July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Morehart,  Andrew  L 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Feb.     1,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  action  near  Vining 

Station,  Ga. 

Myer.  Jacob  W  .  .  . 

do..  . 

21 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Marvin,  William  J  . 

Marvin,  George  R  .   . 
Mertz    Lewis 

.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do*.  . 
do  . 

29 

18 
21 

Nov.  27,  1863 

Nov.  27,  1863 
Oct.       8,  1862 

3  yrs. 

1  yM. 
9  ino. 

Absent,  wounded  Aug.  11,  '64;  mustered 
out  July  25,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865. 
Mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  Service. 

Needles,  William  E 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Jan.   7.    1863,  on   Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Newcomer,  Nathan'  1 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Feb.  —  ,  1863,   on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Nusser,  John  J  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Nusser,  Godfrey.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

i  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Pifer,  Peter  

do..  . 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded   Sept.   20,    1863,    in   battle    of 

Chickamauga,   Ga.;   absent,  sick  : 
mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Pickett  Joseph 

do  . 

28 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan-  1,  1862,  by  order  of   War 

Department. 

Platte,  Moses  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Wounded—,  in  action;  absent,  sick.  July 

21,  1864;  mustered   out  May  26,  1865,  at 

Louisville,  Ky..  by  order  of  War  Dep. 

Phillips    Cyrus     .  . 

do 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  19,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga.  Ga. 

Rosenberger,    David 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga. 

Rigby,  Thomas  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

Feb.    10,  1862 

3  yrs. 

BOSTER    TWENTY-FlRST    REGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

1 

Date  of 
Entering 
he  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Stump   Freeman  .   . 

Private- 

20 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

3ied  Apr.  10,  1862,  at  Murfreesboro,Tenn. 

Swartz     Daniel 

do..  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

yrs. 

•tilled  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 

Smith,  George  W  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

River.  Tenn. 
Killed  July  9,  1864.  in  battle  near  Vining 

Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Sheets,  Michael  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

36 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On  muster-in  roll,  but  not  on  muster- 

out  roll. 

Shoemaker,  John  W 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Feb.   22,1861 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick,  April  28,  186);  mustered  out 

July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept'mt. 

Stroub  Thoma3 

do..  . 

18 

Feb.     6,  1864 

>  yrs. 

Vlustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Stevenson,  Robert.  . 

.   .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.  24,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Aug.  29,  1864;  died  Jan.  8,  1865, 
at  Annapolis,  Md. 

Smith,  John  B    .  .   . 

.  .  do  .  . 

21 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June  5,  1885,at  Washington 

D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Smith,  Francis  M  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June  5,1865,  at  Washington 
D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Tanner,  William  E  . 

.  do.. 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  21,  1862,  at  Bacon  Creek,  Ky. 

Twining,  Jacob  .  .  . 
Twining,  Thomas  .    . 
Twining,  Joseph.  .   . 

.  (10.. 

.do.. 
.  do.. 

23 

28 
28 

Aug.  68,  1861 
Jan.     4,  1864 
Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  3,  1864,  at  Chattanooga,  Teun. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 
Died  Jan.  25,1863,of  wounds  received  Dec. 
31.  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Twining  William  .   . 
Thompson,  James  K 

.  do.. 
.  do.. 

22 
18 

Aug.  28,  1861 
Aug.  28,  1801 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs, 

Transferred  to  4th  U.  S.  Cav.  Dec.  4,  1862. 
Wounded  and  captured  Sept.  20,  1863,  at 

battle  of  Chickamuga,  Ga.;  died  Sept. 

Sept.  23,  1863. 

Teems  Andrew 

do..  . 

34 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  17,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Teinner,  William    C 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On  muster-in  roll,  but  not  on  muster- 

out  roll. 

Tisdal,  Martin   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   March   8,    1863,  by   order  of 

War  Department. 

Vannatta,  Samuel  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  17,  1862,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Vail,  John  ..... 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.    20,    1863,   at   battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Apr. 

24,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Warner    Zimri 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Watson,  George  W  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,   1863,     at    battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Aug.  8,  1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Audersonville,  Ga. 

\\^&rcl    JGSSB 

do..  . 

44 

Sept.  11,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  21,  1864,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Williamson,  August. 
Wise,  Henry  

.  .  do..  . 
.   .  do..  . 

18 
24 

Feb.    15,  1864 
Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  March  23,  1864,at  Chattanooga,Tenu 
Discharged  July  31,  1862,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Welker,   Wallace  W 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Ang.  28,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Worsley,  Fred.  G  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  28,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out   with   company   July   25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Williamson,   Isaac  . 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs 

Discharged  July  17,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

"W^eak^  John  \V 

do..  . 

21 

Feb.     6,  1864 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Wise,  William    .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Feb.   10,  1862 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  April  21,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Worsley,  Albert.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    1,1864 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  June  5,  1865,    at  Washing 

ton  D.C.,  by  order  of  War  Department 

Warner,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  28,  186 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to  Engineer  Corps  April  28, 

1864;  veteran. 

Walters,  Joslah  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Aug.  28,  186 

3  yrs 

Transferred   to   Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

April  10,  1864. 

Wyer,  Jacob  W  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs 

Died  February  12,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro, 
Tenn; 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


COMPANY  B. 


Mustered  in  Sept  19, 1861,  at  Findlay,  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

Mustered  out  July  25, 1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 

Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Names. 

Rank. 

6 
bo 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

George  F.  Walker  .  . 

Captain. 

26 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Major  Dec.  20,  1862. 

James  VV.  Knaggs.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  1st  Lieut.  Co    C  Oct.  3, 

Samuel  F.  Cheney  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

1862;  resigned  July  20,  1863. 
Promoted  from  1st  Lieut.  Co.  E  Feb.  29, 

1864;  mustered  out  with  company  July 

25,  1865. 

William  Vance  .  .  . 

stLieut. 

34 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  Dec.  5,  1862. 

Alexander  Monroe  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Sept,  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  2d  Lieut.  Co.  F  Dec.  5, 

1862;  resigned  May  2,  1863. 

Elisha  H.  Mason  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  Sergeant  Co.  K  Feb.  20, 

1863;  captured  Sept.  20,  1863,  at  battle  of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  discharged  May  15, 

1865.  Awarded  medal  af  honor  for  dis 

tinguished  services,  under  resolution 

of  Congress,  approved  July  12,  1862. 

Joseph  E.  Stearns.  . 

2d  Lieut. 

21 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted   to   Captain  and  Asst.  Adjt. 

General,  Aug.  26,  1862. 

Thomas  B.  Lamb.   . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  1st  Sergeant  Aug.  26,1862 

to  1st  Lieut,  Co.  E  May  13,  1863;  captur 

ed  July  9,  1864,  at  battle    near   Vining 

Station,  Ga.;  resigned  Jan.  8,  1865. 

William  H.  Welker. 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from    Sergeant  Feb.    26,    1864; 

discharged  May  15,  1885  as  Columbus,O. 

by  order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

John  L,  Place  .... 

1st  Sergl 

20 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Sergeant  —  ;  wounded 

May  9,  1864,    in    action    uear    Buzzard 

Roost,  Ga.;  discharged  May—,  1865,  at 

Camp  Dennison,  O.,  by  order  of  War 

Department;  veteran. 

William  H.  Shively 

Sergeant 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  as  private;  appointed  Sergeant 
Feb.  28,  1863:  captured  Sept.  20,   1863.  at 

battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga.      No  fur 

ther  record  found. 

Philip   Willich  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  Jan.   5,  1864; 

mustered    out  with  company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Washington  Swank 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  March  4,  1861; 

mustered  out  with    company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Valentine  Hardy  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  norporal  Jan.  5,1864;  Sergeant 
April  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with    com 

pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

George  W.  Ferguson 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  as  private;  appointed  Sergeant 
Feb.  25,  1864;  killed  July  9,  1864,   in   bat 

tle  near  Vining   Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Isaac  N.  Keller  .  .  . 

Corporal 

19 

Aug;  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corpora!  Mar.  4,  1863;  wound 
ed  Sept.  1,  1864,  in  battle  of  Jonesboro, 

Ga  ;  absent,  sick  —  ;  mustered  out  July 

25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Frederick  Keller  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  22,  18ul 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  September  18,  1861,  at  At 

lanta,  Ga. 

Jacob  F  Oman 

do  .  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;  captured  Sept. 
20,  1863,  at  battle  of    Chickamauga,  Ga. 

No  further  record  found. 

Nicholas  B.  Welker. 

.  .do..  . 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Aug.  3,  1861,  in    hospital  at  Chatta 

nooga,  Tenn.,  of  wounds  received  July 

21,  1804,  in  action  near  Atlanta,  Ga. 

John  Griffith 

do..  . 

19 

Feb.    11,  1862 

3  yrs, 

Appointed  Corporal  Mar.  4,  '63;  died  July 
27,  '63,  in  hospital  at  Tullahoma,  Tenn. 

John  Johnson  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  5,  1864;  wound 

ed  July  21,  1864,in  action  near  Atlanta, 

Ga.;  discharged  March  19,  1865,    at   Co 

lumbus,  O.,  by   order  of  War  Depart 

ment;  veteran. 

EOSTER   TWENTY-FIRST    EEGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

<o 

be 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Robert  H.  Stewart  . 

Corporal 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;   wounded  July 
24,  1864,  in   action  near  Atlanta,  Ga.; 

sick,   in    hospital  ;   mustered   out 

July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Depart 

ment;  veteran. 

James  Holland  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  —  ;  captured  March 

19,  1865,  at  Battle  of  Bentonville,  N.  C.; 

mustered  out  June  16,  1865,  at  Camp 

Chase,  O.;  veteran. 

John  Godfrey 

do..  . 

21 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 

Rufus  Crossley 

do 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 
Appointed  Corporal  A.pril  1    1865*  inns* 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Wilson  S.  Swank  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal   April  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Jacob  Krouse  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Robert  Tinneman.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April   1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

John   Mullen  .... 

Wag'ner 

42 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  13,  1862,  in  hospital   at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Aurand,  William  .   . 
Arnold,  Frank  C.  .  . 

Private.. 
.  .  do..  . 

23 
23 

Aug.  22,  1861 
Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  18,1864,  at  Atlanta,Ga. 
Killed  Dec.  31,   1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Alfred,  Isaac  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  19,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  May  16  1864,  in  battle  of  Reseca 

Ga.;  discharged  June  5,  1865,  at   Wash 

ington,  D.C.,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Beran,  Evan  T   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Reduced   from    Corporal  ;   mustered 

out  Sept.  18,  1864,  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Bishop,  Jacob  W.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    2,1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  25,  1863,  at  Murfrees- 
boro,  Tenn  ,  by  order  of  War  Depart 

Boger,  Isniele  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  13,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Dec.   21,    1862,  at  Nashville, 

Tenn.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Baker,  Charles  H  .  . 

.  .do.  . 

25 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Bumap,  Daniel  G  .  . 

.  .do.   . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Veteran. 

Blakesly,  James   .   . 

.  .  do.  . 

23 

Oct.       1,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Sergt.  Major,  June  1,  1862. 

Bartley,  William  .  . 

.  .  do.  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 

April  3(>,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Dep't. 

Bushong,  George  W. 

.  .  do.  . 

18 

Feb.   25,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865. 

Burns,  Walter  S.  .  .  . 

.  .  do.  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  11,  1864,  near  Jacksonboro, 

Ga.;  veteran. 

Beardsley,  Henry  C. 

.  .  do  .  . 

18 

Oct.      9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  '63,  at  battle  of  Chick  - 

amauga,  Ga    No  further  record  found. 

Bibler,  John  L  .  .  .  . 
Bowers,    William  F. 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

20 
22 

Aug.  25,  1862 
Sept.    1,  1862 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Prisoner  of  war  —  ;  mustered  out  June  5. 

1865.  at  Washington,  D.   C.,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Byall,  Perry 

.     do..  . 

20 

Oct.       1,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Sept.  30,  1864,  at  Atlanta,  Ga, 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Bohart,  John  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

21 

Oct,    16,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June   18,    1865,    at   Camp 
Chase,  O.,  by  order  of  War  Dep't. 

Courtwright,  Abrhm 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Dec.  31,  '62,  at  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn.;  mustered  out  Sept.  21,  '64 

on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Crossley,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.  22,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  March  27,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Lon 

don,  Tennessee. 

Crane,  John  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  13,  1862 

3  vrs. 

Died  Feb.  11,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn.,  of  wounds  received  Dec. 

31,  '62,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Cook,  Harmaii 

do 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  May  6,    1862,   on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Cahill,  John  M  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug,  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

Cassel,  Abraham  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

April  30,  '64,  by  order  of  Wsir  Dep't. 
Discharged  May  30,  1865,  Jit  Camp  Chase, 
O.,  by  order  of  War  Dep't.;  veteran. 

Dennis,   Benjamin  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   company  July  25. 

1865;  veteran. 

Dray,  John  R  

do..  . 

25 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  vrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1864,  at  Atlanta, 

V   J  A  >..  » 

Ga.,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


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Date  of 

00 

r^.,-1 

Names. 

Bank.| 

SB 

Entering 

It 

Remarks. 

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the  Service 

»3 

Dipert,  John  W  .  .  . 

Private.. 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Jan.  11,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Louis 

ville,  Kentucky. 

Davis,  William  N.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  Jan.  14,  1861,  to   re-enlist  in 

Co.  G.  as  veteran. 

Decker,  Enoch    .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to   Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

April  30,  1864. 

Decker,  Jacob  .... 
Edwards,    William  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 

20 

Jan.    26,  186 
Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 
3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Discharged  Mav  14,   1864,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Ebaugle,  Annanias  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  June  10,  1862,  at  Athens,  Ala. 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Elsea,  Jacob  

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Jan.    27,  1861 

3  yrs 

Prisoner  of  war  ;  mustered  out  June 

16,  1865,  at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Engle,  John  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Nov.  15,  1861 

3  yrs 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,    at    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  G».;  mustered  out  Mav 

18,  1865,  at  Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  department. 

Fox   Henry  P 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

mauga,  Ga. 

Folk,   Henry  .   .     .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

38 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered    out    with    Co.    July   25,    1865; 

veteran 

Ferguson,  Charles  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  July  27.  1863,  in  hospital   at   Mul- 

freesboro,  Tenn. 

Feazel,  James  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.   16,  1864,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Falkner  George 

do  .  . 

43 

Aug.  22,  J861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  20,  1862,   on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Fisher,  Joseph  H  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 



3  yrs. 

Veteran. 

Fellers,  Perry  .... 
Fisher,  Peter  C  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

23 
23 

Jan.    27,  1864 
Aug.  13,  1862 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 
Discharged  June  5,  1865,  at  Washington, 

D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Fox,  John  .  . 

do..  . 

30 

Sept.  27,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  at  Washington, 

D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Firmer,  Thomas   J  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

Grimes,  William  .  . 

.  .do.. 

23 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

mauga,  Ga. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  18,   1864,  at  Atlanta, 

Ga..  by  order  of  War  Department. 

George,  Stephen.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Tan.    28,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   Co.    July   25,    1865. 

George,  Samuel 

do..  . 

21 

Jan.    27,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  May  11,  1865,  at  Columbus,  O. 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Howard,  Seymour  C. 

.  .do... 

25 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Drowned   Nov.   15,  1861,    in    Big    Sandy 

River,  Ky. 

Hains,  John  H.  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Nov   17,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Honmud,  Lewis  F.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Engineer   Corps  ,  by 

order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

House,  James  H  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

\ug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Prisoner  of  war  —  ;  mustered  out  June 

16.  1865,  at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  Department;  veteran. 

He!  t,  John   C.   .    .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out    with    Co.    July   25,    1865; 

veteran. 

Hall,  Charles  G  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  Com'y  July  25,  1865; 

veteran. 

Hartman,  Lewis    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

\Vounded  June  22,  1864,  in  battle  near 

Atlanta,  Ga.;  left  arm  amputated;  dis 

charged  Feb.  18,  1865,  on  Surgeon's  cer 

tificate  of  disability. 

Hartman,  Henry  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  at  Washington, 

D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Kelt,  Jacob  

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Oct.      5,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  8,  1865,  at  Camp  Denni- 

son,  O.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Keeler,   William.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Vug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Prisoner  of  War  Feb.  27,  1865;  mustered 

out  June  3d,  1865,  by  order  of   War  De 

partment;  veteran. 

Kibler,  William   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

4-5 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Apr.  10,  1863,  by  order  of  War 

Korn,  Augustus  .  . 

do.. 

33 

Aug.  22,  1861 

!  VTS 

Department. 
Discharged  Jan.  15,  1861,  on  Surgeon's 

O  J  1  £>• 

certificate  of  disability. 

Kibler,  Martin    .  .  . 

do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

;  yi»g 

Vlustered  out   with    company   July   25, 

*J  j  AO. 

1865;  veteran. 

10 


EOSTER    TWENTY-FIRST    BEGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

o5 
be 
<1 

Date  of 
Entering 
,he  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Keel,  Absalom  .  .  . 

Private.. 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   company  July  25, 

186  1;  veteran. 

Krouse,    Wellington 
Kiminel,  John    .   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

19 

18 

Tan.    29,1864 
Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 
yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,18a5. 
Discharged  June  2,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department;  veteran, 

Lamb,  Bass  R  .   .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  18,   1861,  at  Atlanta, 

Ga.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Lloyd,  James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Discharged  April  20,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

Lamb,  John    H  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Feb.    28,  1864 

yrs. 

certificate  of  disability. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Morquerat,  Philip   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Captured  Sep.  20,  '63,  at  battle  of  Chicka- 
mauga,  Ga.     No  further  record  found. 

Martin,  Clay  C.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Vug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Died  Jan.  23,1863  in  hospital  at  Mulf  rees- 

boro,  Tenn.,   of  wounds  received  Dec. 

31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,Tenn. 

Montgomery,  Geo.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Discharged  March  26,  1863,  at  Louisville, 

Ky.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

IVIeeds    Xsaac 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Captured  Dec.  11,  1864,  in  action  near  Sa 

vannah,  Ga.;  veteran.  No  further  rec 

ord  found. 

Masters,  Alpheus  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

yrs. 

Died  Aug.  2,  1862,  at  Athens,  Ala. 

Mull,  John  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,;i861 

yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Mull,  George  .     ... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.     1,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Morgan,  Alpheus  .   . 
JYIffttBr   Jcicofo 

.   .  do..  . 
do..  . 

18 

31 

Feb.    15,  1864 
\ug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 
i  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 
Wounded  July  21,   1864,   in  action   near 

Atlanta,  Ga.;  left  arm  amputated;  dis 

charged  Feb.  18  1865,  at  Columbus,  O., 

by  order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

Morgan,  Levi  G  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  May  20,  1865,  at  Camp  Chase, 

O.,  by  order  of  War  Dept.;  veteran. 

NefT  Emanuel 

do..  . 

29 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  Oct.  9,  1861,  at  Nicholasville, 

o  j  -1  " 

Ky.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Orwig    Joseph 

do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Jan.  21,   1863,  in  hospital  at  Mul- 

freesboro,  Tenn.,   of  wounds  received 

Dec.  31,  '62,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,Tn. 

Oman,  Jacob  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  Jan.  14,  1864,  to  re-enlist  in 

Co.  F  as  veteran. 

O'Hara,  Thomas  J    . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.    30,1864 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

Jan.  10,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Pierce,  George  W  .  . 

.  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  March  17,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Peterman,  Joseph.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1862 

3  yrs 

Killed  Dec.  11,  1861,  in  action  near  Jack- 

sonboro,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Perry,  Lucius  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs 

Wounded  July  5,  1864.  in  battle   of  Yin- 
ing  Station,  Ga.;  discharged   July  3, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept.;  veteran. 

Rose,  Silas  G  .  .     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  5,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Chatta 

nooga.  Tenn. 

Rader,  Henry  J  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  22,  186 

3  yrs. 

Rowles,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Signal  Corps  Oct.  22,  1863, 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Reritz,  Jacob  .  .     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

*il 

Aug.  22,  186 

3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  7,1863,  in  hospital  at  Nashville 
Tenn.,  of  wounds  received  Sept.  20,1863 

in  battle  of  Chickarnauga,  Ga. 

Bundle,  Frederick  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  186 

3  yrs 

Killed  July  9,  1864,   in  action  near  Vin- 

ing  Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Shearer,  David   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  186 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1864,  at  Atlanta, 

Ga.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Swisher,   Samuel  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  22,  186 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1864,  at  Atlanta, 

Ga.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Scothorn,  Lewis  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  186 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  Sept   18,   1864,  at  Atlanta, 

Ga.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Swisher,   Jacob  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

40 

Nov.     8,  186 

3  yrs 

Died  Oct.  12,  1863,  in    hospital  at  Chatta 

nooga,  Tenn  ,  of  wounds  received  Sept 

Swank,  Franklin  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Oct.      1,  186 

3  yrs 

20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickarnauga,  Ga. 
Died  Oct.  5,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Chatta 

nooga,  Tenn.,  of  wounds  received  Sept 

20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 

Soper,  Eleazer   D  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  22,  186 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   May   18,   1862,  by   order   of 

War  Department. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


11 


Date  of 

*3 

Names. 

•  Rank. 

<3) 

be 

Entering 

o> 

Remarks. 

* 

the  Service. 

&& 

Shewalter,  Reuben  . 
Shine,  Charles  .  .  . 

Private.. 
.  .  do..  . 

41 
19 

Aug.  22,  1861 
Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  20.  1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 
Mustered   out   with    company    July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Swan  Daniel 

do 

33 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  vrc 

M^ustered  out  Seiot  6  1865  it  C^HYID  DPTI- 

*J  .7  -!•>-• 

nison,  O.,  by  order  War  Dep.;  veteran. 

Shine,  Christian    .  . 
Smith  Henry        .  • 

.  .  do..  . 
do..  . 

37 
21 

Sept.  29,  1864 
Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Wounded  July  9    1864     in    battle   near 

Chattahoochee  River,  Ga  ;  discharged 

Taylor,  Isaac  .  .     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

June  3,  1865,  at   Cleveland,  O.,  011  Sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability;  veteran 
Mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1864,  at  Atlanta, 

Thompson,    Bennett 

.  .  do..  . 

41 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Ga.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Discharged   July  17,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 

Uhler,  Nelson  M  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Nov.    8,  1862 

3  yrs. 

certificate  of  disability. 

Vance,  Wilson   J  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  2d  Lieutenant  Co.  D  May 

2,  1862. 

Vannatta,  John  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  May  28,  1863,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Vannatta,  Enior  P  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Vannatta,  Henry  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 

Walters   Adam  .  .  . 

do..  . 

21 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  May  10,  1864,  in  battle  of  Buz 

zard  Roost,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Feb.  20, 

1865,  at  Columbus,  O.,  on  expiration  of 

term  of  service. 

Walters,  Jacob   Jr.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 

veteran. 

Wickham,  John  C  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 

veteran. 

Watt,  John  

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 

veteran. 

Walters,  Jacob   Sr.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  May  9,  1864,    in   action  near 

Reseca,  Ga,,  and  sent  to  hospital;  vet 

eran.    No  further  record  found. 

Walters,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

See  118th  O.  V.  I. 

COMPANY  C. 


Mustered  in  Sept.  19, 1861,  at  Findlay.  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 

Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Arnold  McMahou.  .  . 

Captain. 

26 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Major  June  14,  1863. 

Daniel  Lewis  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted    from  1st  Lieutenant  Co.   A 

Feb.  29,   1864;   killed  July  21,  1864,    in 

action  near  Atlanta,  Ga. 

John  V.  Patterson  .  . 

IstLieut. 

27 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted    from   2d    Lieutenant  Co.   K 

Dec.  20,  1862;  captured   Sept.  20,  1863,  at 

battle  of  Chicuamauga,  Ga.;  promoted 

to  Captain  Feb.  29,  1864,  but  not  mus 

tered;  mustered  out  April  5,    1865,  at 

Goldsboro,  N.C.,  on  expiration  of  term 

of  service. 

James   W.  Kuaggs  . 
Enoch  B.  Wiley  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

29 
29 

Aug.    9,  1861 
Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs, 

Promoted  to  Captain  Co.  B  Oct.  3,  1862. 
Promoted  from  2d    Lieutenant    Oct.  3, 

1862;  died  June  5,   1863,  of  wounds  re 

ceived  Dec.  31,  1862,   in   battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Asa  C.  Spafford  .  .  . 

2d  Lieut. 

24 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  1st  Sergeant  Oct.  3,  1862; 

captured  Sept.  20,    1863,    at    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Oct.  14,  1864, 

while  prisoner  of  war  at  Columbia,  S.C 

Henry  G  rah  1m  an  .  . 

1st  Sergt 

22 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  1,  1864;  1st  Ser 

geant  April  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

12 


EOSTER   TWENTY-FIRST    JREGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

1 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Augustus  Besanson. 

1st  Sergt 

29 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3yrs 

Appointed  from  private  Jan.  1,  1864:pro- 

moted  to  1st  Lieutenant  Co.  H  Feb.  15, 

1865;  veteran. 

Thomas  Crooks  .  .  . 

Sergeant 

18 

Aug.    9,  186 

3  yrs 

Appointed   from   private  Jan.    1,    1864; 

mustered  out  with  company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Lewis  Kingfleld.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.    9.  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed     Corporal     April     1,      1864; 

wounded   July   9,    1864,    in   battle   of 

Chattahoochee   River,  Ga.;  appointed 

Sergeant  April  1,  1865;   mustered  out 

with  company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Oramill  Forbes  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs 

Wounded  May  27,  1864,  near  New  Hope 

Church,  Ga.;  appointed  Corporal  Mch. 

1,  1865;  Sergeant  April  1,  1865;  muster 

ed    out   with    company    July  25,  1865; 

veteran. 

Lyman  Wilson     .   . 

do 

19 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  March  1,  1865*  Ser 

geant  April  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

George  W.    Clutter  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug,  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  private  March  1,  1862; 

discharged  July  18,  1864,   on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Francis  Belonga  .  .  . 

do  . 

45 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July  18,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Alfred  Patterson  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.    9,1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred   to    Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

Sept.  26,  1863,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Hiram  Ordway  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.    9.  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from   Corporal  Jan.    1,    1864; 
killed  Sept  1,  1864,  in  battle   of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Henry  Vancamp  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  ;  promoted 

to  Com.  Sergeant  April  1,  1865:  veteran 

Samuel  Cooley  .  .  . 

Corporal 

18 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April   1,  1865;   mus 
tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865'  veteran 

Fred'k.  Nevinberger 

.  .  do..  . 

2.2 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Henry  H.  Houston  . 

.   .  do..  . 

19 

\ug.    9,  1861 

3  yi's. 

Appointed    Corporal    April  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Price  Clough  .... 

do  . 

37 

Aug.     9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

David  Plemon.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April    1,   1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Nicholas  Dieust 

do 

20 

\ug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

tVounded  June  24,  1864,  in  action  near 

Kenesaw    Mountain,    Ga.;   appointed 

Corporal  April  1,    1865;   mustered  out 

with  company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Almon  G.  Harrison.. 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  June  1,  1861;  mus 

tered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on    expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

James  J.  Hopper  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

James  H.  Deaf   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  4,    1862;  mus 

tered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Seneca  Hodge  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tennessee. 

Samuel  Housley.  .  . 

.   .  do-.  . 

23 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  Jan.  1,  1864;  died  June 

22,  1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.;  veteran. 

AV»el  (Jomstock  .   .   . 

.  .do.   . 

18 

Aug.    9,  1861 

^  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  Jan.   1,   1864;  mustered 
out  April  8,  1865;  at  Columbus,  O.,  by 

order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

Mark  Wood  

.   .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  ;   promoted  to  2d 

Lieutenant     Co.     F     Feb.     26.        1864. 

Awarded  medal    of  honor    by    War 

Department  under  resolution  of  Con 

gress    approved     July    12,     1862,     for 

special        service         under       General 

Mitchell. 

Smith,  Joshua  O  .  . 

Wag'ner 

42 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Oct.    6,    1862,    on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Astiug,  John  .... 

Private.. 

42 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1861,  on  expiration 

j 

of  term  of  service. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


13 


Names. 

Rank. 

& 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Abbott,  Manning  .  . 

Private.. 

18 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

A  very,  Thomas  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Aug.  9,  1862,   on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bond,  Aaron  K.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.    30,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June   16,   1865,  at    Camp 

Besanson,  James  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Chase,  O.  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Bordner   Jerry      .  . 

do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

5  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

"ttiMictor    mrlnPV 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  19,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

mauga,  Ga. 

Borsdorf,  Henry  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  12,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,Tenn. 

Bates,  Reason  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.    9,  1861 

d  yrs. 

Appointed  Sergeant  from  private  Jan.  1. 
1864;  reduced  Nov.  15,  1864;  mustered 

out  with  Co.,  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Bennington,  Jerry.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.    9,1861 

3  yrs. 

Veteran. 

Besanson,  Charles.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  24,  1863,  in  hospital  of  wounds 

received    Sept.  19,  1863,    in    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga. 

Bordner,   Hiram.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Dec.  23,    1863,   on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disabilitv. 

Barkhammer,  Nwt'n 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  2,    1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bramer,  Daniel  D.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Sept.   19,   1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bently,  Dennis.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

July,  12,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.    20,    1863,     at   battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;died  Nov.  19,  1864,  at 

Richmond,  Va, 

do..  . 

18 

Feb.  15,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Dec.    16,    1864,    at    battle   of 

Savannah,  Ga.;  mustered  out  April  8, 

Cramer,  Reason.    .  . 

.     do..  . 

18 

Feb.  20,  1864 

3  yrs. 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Wounded  May  26,  '64,  in  action  near  Res- 

aca,  Ga.jand  sent  to  hospital;  mustered 

Cleveland,  Orange.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Jan.  22,  1864 

3  yrs. 

out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Caswell.  George  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.    19,    1863,   at   battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Sept.  1,  1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Crook,  Herbert  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.    19,    1863.    at   battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Dec.  3,  1863,  in 

Rebel  Prison,  at  Richmond,  Va. 

Crook  Thom*\s 

do 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  vrs. 

On  muster-in    roll     but*    no    record    of 

muster-out  found. 

Collins,  William.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed;Sept.U9,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga. 

Cox,  Joseph  

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  20,  1863,   in  hospital  at  Nash 
ville,  Teun.,  of  wounds  received  Dee. 

31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Chapman,  William  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  18,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Chatta 

nooga,  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Crepps,  Charles  .  .  . 
Caufleld,  Frederick  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
45 

Aug,  29,  1861 
Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  Nov.  18,  1861,  at  Prestonburg,  Ky. 
Discharged  Aug.   10,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Condit,  Philip  H.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.   15,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  March  23,  '64,  at  Tyner  s  Station,T'n 

Coan,  Aaron  H.  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Veteran. 

Dienst,  Andrew.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  19,  1863,  at  Chickamauga, 
Ga.:  mustered  out  April  8,  1865,  at  Col- 

Dauternan,  William 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

July  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

umbus,on  expiration  of  term  of  service 
Killed  Jan.  1,  1863,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Defrantz,   David    .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Aug.    .9,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  27,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn.,  of  wounds  received  Dec. 

31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Denton,  Thomas    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Dahlen,  John  I   ... 

.  .  do..  . 

39 

Sept.    5,  1864 

Ijr. 

Promoted  to  Hospital  Stewart  Oct.  1,1864 

Eddleman,  George  . 

.     do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  5,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Evans.  James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Eberly,  Benjamin.   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug,  29,  1861 

3  yrs, 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

Elder,  Joseph  .... 

.  .  do,.  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Jan.  15,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department 
Transferred  to  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

14 


EOSTER    TWENTY-FlRST    EEGIMENT 


Names 

Rank. 

bn 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 

Service 

Remarks. 

Finkbiner,   John  .  . 

Private., 

18 

Aug.    9,1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Sept.  l,1864,in  battle  of  Jones  - 

boro,  Ga.;  mustered  out  with  company 

Fisher,  William  C  .  . 

.  .do... 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

July  25.  1865;  veteran. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

French  Riley 

do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

?  yrs. 

Discharged   Oct.    6    1862    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability.' 

Flack  John  W  .  .  . 

do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July    9,    1862    on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Fishbone,  James  .  . 
Franks,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

23 

18 

Aug.    6,  1862 
Sept.  13,  1862 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June  5.1865,  at  Washington 
D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Wounded   Sept.   20,   1863,   in   battle    of 

Chickamauga,     Ga.;      transferred    to 

Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Jan.  25,  1865,  by 

order  of  War  Department. 

Gulliver,  William.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June  5,  1865,   at  Washing 

ton  D.C.,  by  order  of  War  Department 

Gaddis,  William.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Dec,     5,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   May   21,    1865,  at   Camp 

Chase,  O.,  by  order  of  War  Departm't. 

Hall,  John    R     .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Holt,  George  W  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  5,  1863,  in  hospital  at   Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Horford,  Henry.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Oct.    6,    1862,   on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Hixou,  Henry    G  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  24,  1864,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Haflbrd,  George  W  . 

.  .  do  .  . 

30 

Sept.  19,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Transferred   to   Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

Harinan,  John  F  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Feb.   25,  1864 

3  yrs. 

April  6,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Helpnian,  John  .   .   . 
Havil,  George  .... 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
19 

Feb.    29,  1864 
Feb.    26,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Wounded  Sept.  1,  1864,in  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga.;  mustered  out  with  company 

July  25,  1865. 

Hampton,  Robert  M 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Feb.   15,1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  20,  1864,  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  of 

wounds  received  Sept.  1,  1864,  in  battle 

of  Jonesboi'o,  Ga. 

Harinan,  Thomas   J 

.  .  do  .  . 

17 

Feb.    12,11864 

3  yrs. 

Prisoner  of  war  ;  mustered  out  June 

9.  1865,  at  Camp  Chase,   O.,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

Hopper,  Benjamin  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Prisoner  of  war  ;  mustered  out  April 

8,  1865,  at  Columbus,    O.,    by   order   of 
War  Department;  veteran. 

Ireland   Robert 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yi's. 

Died  March  14.  1864,  in  Rebel  Prison  at 

Richmond,  Va. 

Ireland,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  30,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Jones,  Wesley  

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  12,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  15,  1863,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Jones,    Horace.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Jennings,  John  W.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    20,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June  29,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Lundy,  James  

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July   9,    1864,    in   action  near 

Chattahoochee    River,  Ga.;  mustered 

out  with  company  July  25,  '65;  veteran 

Landy   Charles 

do 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sep.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Limbrick,  Henry     . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.    19,   1863,   at    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  May 

30.  1865,  at  Columbus,  O.,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Landsey,  Joseph.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Co.  G,  1st  O.  Artillery  

Litbrick,    Robert  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    12,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Longbrick,  Isaac.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Feb.   24,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

McLargin,  Frederick 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July  9,  1864,  in  action  at  Chat 

tahoochee   River,  Ga  ;    mustered  out 

with  company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

McLorgin,  James  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  20,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn.,  of  wounds   received  Dec. 

31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,Tenn. 

.? 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


15 


Names. 

Rank. 

<» 
be 

< 

Date  of 
Entering 
,he  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

McMahan,  Francis  . 

Private.. 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

?  yrs. 

Discharged  —  at   Camp   Dennison,   O., 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

McMillen,  Orlando  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

1  yrs. 

Transferred  to  4th  U.  S.  Cavalrv  

Morehead,  John  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  March  2.  1864.   in    Rebel    Prison  at 

Danville,  Va. 

Merry,  Earle  W  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Sergt.  Major  Nov.  1,  1863. 

Muncil,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  26,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.  30.  186-5,  at  Columbus,O. 

for  wounds  received    July   9,    1864,   in 

action  near  Chattahoochee  River,  Ga. 

Manning,  Abbott  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

N  urnberger,  William 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Feb.    15,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25.1865 

Norris,   William  .   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.    15,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Pinert,  Frantz  

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  19,1863,  at  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,  Ga.;  died  Sept.  18,  '64,  in  Rebel 

Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Pinert,  Frederick  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  March  18,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Plemur,  Thomas  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  12,  1862 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to    Veteran   Reserve  Corps 

March  1,  1864,  bv  order  of  War  Dept. 

Peek,   John  
Price,  John  D  .  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 
.   .  do..  . 

20 
24 

Aug.  29,  1861 
Oct.     13,  1864 

3  yrs 
lyr. 

Died  April  20,  1862,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Pike,  Devalhou  .   .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Jan.  5.  1863,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Rhodes,  Benjamin  . 

.   .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Captured  Sept,  19,1863,  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  April  8,1865 

Robison,  Henry  .  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Died  Dec.  25.  1862,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Rust,  Benjamin  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  186 

3  yrs 

Died  May  27,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Hunts- 

ville,  Alabama 

Richardson,  Geo.  S  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Wounded  Sep.  20,1863  in  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,  Ga.;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1864, 

Rush,  William  B  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.    9,  186 

3  yrs 

on  Surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 
Died  May  16,  1862,  near  Huntsville,  Ala. 

Rush,    Andrew  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  186 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry  . 

Shaw,  John  

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Aug.    9,  186 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Sargeant,  Archibald 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  29,  186 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,    on    expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

Spencer,  Harvey.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept,    19,    1863,    at    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga,;  died  Jan.  3,  1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

Stump,  Sylvester  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  17,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Simonds,  William.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Jan.  —  ,  1863,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Scheets,  George  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Q.  M.  Sergt.  March  1,  1863 

Scheets,  Christophe 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Oct.     15,  1864 

lyr. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Shaffstali,  Michael  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Feb.    15.  1864 

3  yrs 

Died  May  21,  1864,  in    hospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Smith,  Vance  .... 

.  .  do.-  . 

18 

Aug.  28,  1862 

3  yrs 

Captured    Sept.    20,    1863,    at   battle    of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  June 

5,  1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,    by  order 

of  War  Department. 

Shaw,  Isaac  

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  U,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  our  June  5,  1865,   at  Washing 

f 

ton,  D.  C  ,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Smith,  Abraham  V. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  May  30,  1865,  in  hospital  at 

Baltimore,  Md.,  by  order  of  War  Dep. 

Taylor,  Isaac  .  .     .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Thornton,    Reed  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  21,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Feb.    27,    1863,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

VanCamp,  Franklii 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June  5,  1865,  at  Washing 

ton,  D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Wilson,  John    A  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service.  Awarded  medal  of 

honor    by    War    Department     under 

resolution  of  Congress  approved  July 

12,  1862,  for  special  services  under  Gen. 

Mitchell. 

Wade,  Ebenezer  F  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

16 


ROSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 


Names* 

Rank. 

42 
18 
18 

18 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

|f 

Remarks. 

Webb,  Thomas  L  .  . 

Woods,  John  A  ... 
Webb,    John  C  .   .   . 

Private.. 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

Aug.  29,  1864 

Feb.     3,  1864 
Feb    11,  1864 
Feb.   15,  1864 

Aug.  12,  1862 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Dec.   9,    1863.   on    Surgeon's 
Certificate  of  disability. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25.1865 
Killed  July  9,  1864,  in    battle  near  Chat- 
tahoochee  River,  Ga. 
Discharged  March  24,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Wakefleld,  William 
Wilson,  McDowell.  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

COMPANY  D. 

Mustered  io  Sept  19, 1861.  at  Findlay,  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Gieo.  H.  Tracy, 

Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Matthew  Ewing.  .  .  . 
Charles  W.  Allen  .  . 

Captain. 
.  .  do..  . 

26 

22 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Sept,  19,  1861 

-5  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Resigned  Feb.  20,  1863. 
Promoted   to   1st   Lieutenant   from  2d 

Lieutenant  Jan.  21,  1862;  Captain  Feb. 

20,  1863;  wounded  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  bat 
tle  of  Chickamauga,   Ga.;    discharged 

Oct.  4,  1864. 

Matthew  H.    Chance 

1st  Lieut 

36 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  Jan.  21,  1862. 

Thomas  Anderson.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to   2d    Lieutenant    from    1st 

Sergeant  Jan.  21,  1862;   1st  Lieutenant 

May  2,  1863;  discharged  Jan.  23.  1865. 

Christian  E.  Sholty.. 

.   .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    1,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted   to  2d  Lieutenant    from    1st 

Sergeant  Co.  G  Feb.  29,  1864;    1st  Lieu 

tenant    Feb.    10.    1865;    mustered    out 

with  company  July  25,  1865; 

Wilson  J.  Vance    .  . 

2d  Lieut 

18 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from    private  Co.    B   May  2, 

1861;  resigned  April  2,  1864. 

Celestine  Crochard  . 

1st  Sergt 

27 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from    Sergeant   Jan.  1,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

David  C.  Pugh    .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  as   Corporal;     appointed    1st 

Sergeant  ;  discharged  Aug.    6,    1862, 

on  Surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

Alex.  G.  Anderson  . 

Sergeant 

20 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service 

Daniel  Fairchild  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  26,1861,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Oscar  A     Clark 

do..  . 

28 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July    9,   1864,    in    battle  near 

Chattahooctiee    River,     Ga.;    absent, 

sick  ;  mustered  out  July.  25,  1865,by 
order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

Quincy  A.  Randalls. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    Corporal   Jan.   1,   1864;  Ser 

geant  Oct.  1,    1864;  mustered  out  with 

Myron  Warrington.. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

compauy  July  25,|186-5;  veteran. 
Appointed    Corporal    Jan.    1.  1864;  Ser 
geant  April  1.  18t»5,  mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

John    11.  Askam  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed     Corporal      April    27,    1864; 

wounded  May  4,  1864,    in    action  near 

Reseca,  Ga  ;  appointed  Sergeant  April 
1,  1865;  died  June   22,    1865.  in  hospital 

at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.;  veteran, 

James    Russell 

do..  . 

27 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.   4,    1862,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

William  E.  Co:n.   . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Dec.   5,    1862,   on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

William  L.  Trask  .  . 

Corporal 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.    31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Ezekiel  Jones  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in    action  near  Yin- 

ing  Station,  Ga  ;  veteran. 

Francis    Lindsey  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  23,  1861,  in  action  near  At 

lanta,  Ga-;  veteran. 

Jacob  Corrine  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

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17 


Names. 

Rank. 

o5 
bti 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

John  L.  Hart  .... 

Corpora 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed    Corporal  April  27,  1864;  cap 

tured  March  19,  1865.  at  battle  of  Ben- 

tonville,  N.  C.;  mustered  out  June  13 

1865,   at   Camp   Chase,  O.,  by  order   of 

War  Department;  veteran. 

David  H.  Randalls  . 

.  .  do..  . 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  March  1,  1865;   mus 
tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Charles   Welson  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  |1,   1865;  cap 

tured  March  19,  1865.  at  battle  of    Ben- 

tonville,  N.  C.;  mustered  out  June  20, 

1865,  at  Camp  Chase.  O.;  veteran. 

Lewis  Weber  .  .     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

37 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April   1,  186i;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Aaron  Gingery  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal    April  1.  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

William  Bunne 

do..  . 

32 

Aug.  26,'  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  veteran 

Martin  Blodget  

.     do..  . 

29 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.  4,   1864,    on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Oliver  P.  Baughman 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sep.  20.1863,  at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.  No  further  record  found. 

Jackson  Sylvis  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July  9,  '64,  in  action  near  Chat- 

tahoochee  River,  Ga.-  discharged  Feb. 

28,  186-5,  by  order  of  War  Deptartment; 

veteran. 

Valentine  Coyn  .  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps- 

James  Warmsley  .  . 

Musici'n 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Principal  Musician  — 

Alexander    Long  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

84 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  vrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  26,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Elam  D.    Fairchild  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    11,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by   order   of 

War  Department. 

Washington  McCavc 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.  26,    1862,   on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Calvin  B.  Sherrard  . 

Wag'ner 

35 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On    muster-in    roll,    but   no    record   of 

muster-out  found. 

Henry   Leiter  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Ozra  D.  Byers  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  action  near  Vining 

Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Adams,  John    .  ,   .   . 

Private.. 

22 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

3ied  June  1,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro  Tenn. 

Armbrecht,  August.. 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sep.  20,  1863,  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,    Ga.;    died    July    24,    1864,   in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Baughman,  Abram.. 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sep.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Burgess,  Robert  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  26,  1864,  on  expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

Rordpner,    Honry..  . 
Baughman.  Theo  .   . 

.   .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

25 

20 

Aug,  26,  1861 
Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3rrs. 

Died  March  31,  1862,  at  Murfreesboro,  Tn 
Died  June  3,  1862,  at  Elk  River,  Tenn. 

Burin,    Thomas  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered    out   with    company  July  25, 

186i;  veteran. 

Bushon"",  Joseph 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  Com'y  July  25,  1865; 

veteran. 

Batterson,  Nathan  . 

.  .  do..  . 

37 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Aug.  2,  1865,  at  Louisville, 

Ky.,  by  order  of  War  Dept.;  veteran. 

Beemer,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

41 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  1,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bardid     Frank 

do.. 

21 

Aug,  26,  1861 

3  vrs 

discharged  Oct.  13,    1862,  on  Surgeon's 

<j  j  *  o. 

certificate  of  disability. 

Buckley,  Elijah  .  .  . 
Baughman,  Paul  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

20 
43 

Feb.  15,  1864 
Jan.  20,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs, 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25.1865. 
Died  Jan.  11,  1865,  in  hospital   at    Madi 

son,  Iowa. 

Burgess,  Bosta,  F  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Feb.   18,1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  13,  186-5,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Butler,  Willis  H  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.   18,  1864 

3  yrs. 

)ischarged  May  30,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Croshow,    John 

do. 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

;  vrs 

billed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

L»  j  i  n» 

mauga,  Ga. 

Coon,  Thornton  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

i  yrs. 

Died  Aug.  14,  1863,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Carr,  Daniel 

.  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  26,  1861 

;  VT*^ 

Vlustered    out    with    Co.    July   25,    1865; 

J   Jf  !»• 

veter.in. 

18 


EOSTER    TWENTY-FIRST    EEGIMENT 


0  v 

Date  of 

*•- 

Names. 

Rank. 

s> 

Entering 

It 

Remarks. 

< 

,he  Service. 

F-i  03 

z* 

Chase  Deloss 

Private.. 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  March  24,  1865,  at  Goldsboro,N. 

C.;  mustered  out  June  9,  1865,  at  Camp 

Chase,   O  ,   by  order  of   War  Depart 

ment;  veteran. 

Croshaw,   Spencer.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  2">,1865; 

veteran. 

Croshaw,  Fillmore  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Tan.    13,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  12,    1865,  by    order   of 

War  Department. 

Chaney,  Charles.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    22,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ,in  hospital  at  Jefferson- 

ville,  Iowa;  mustered  out  July  25,  1865, 

Cramer,  William  W. 

.  .  do..  . 

44 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

by  order  of  War  Department. 
Discharged  March  17,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Clover,  Edward    H  . 

.  .do..  . 

25 

June  13,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  May  17,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Orowl  Edson  G 

do.. 

18 

Sept.   2,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  June  2    1864    in    action'  dis 

charged   June  5,'  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Darron,  Madison  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Sept.  1,  1864  in  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga.:  mustered  out  with  company 

Dunham,  Joseph  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

July  25,  1865;  veteran. 
Mustered   out   with   company    July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Davis,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   May  14.   1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Davey,  William  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    1,1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   May   4,  1863,   on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Dettwiler,  Wm.  W  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted   to   Hospital  Steward  March 

25,  1862. 

Dunham,   Daniel   H 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Nov.  23,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 

Erb  Perry 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  2i,1865; 

veteran. 

Elms,    Benjamin  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

39 

Dec.    25,1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  July  31,  1865,  at  Louisville, 

Ky.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Folk,   William.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Frantz,  James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July  9,  1864,  in    action  near 

Chattahoochee   River,   Ga.;  mustered 

out  ,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Fike,  Peter  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3>rs. 

Killed  March  24,  1865,  near  Goldsboro,  N. 

Gails,  John  G  .  .  .  . 

.  .  do-.  . 

24 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

C.;  veteran. 
Died  Nov.  26,  1861,  at  Cincinnati,  O. 

do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded   July  9,  1864,    in    battle  near 

Vining  Station,  Ga.;  died  Feb.  20,  1865, 
in  hospital  at  N  ash  ville,Tenn.;  veteran 

Hinly,  John  G.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Oct.  22,  1864,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Harris,   Joseph 

do..  . 

21 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Hashbarger,  Hnry.  D 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Haskins,  Joab  L   .  . 

.  -  do..  . 

29 

Feb.   18,1864 

3  yrs. 

Killed  May  11,  1864,  in  action  near  Buz 

zard  Roost,  Ga. 

Hassen,  John  W.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Dec.  23,  1863,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Hubbard,    Edson  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    1,  1862 

3  yrs 

Died  July  12,  64,of  wounds  received  July 

9.1864,  in  battle  near  Vining  Station,  Ga 

Hibbert,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs 

Captured  Sept.  20,1863,  at  battle  of  Chlck- 
amauga,  Ga.;  died  Aug.  16,1861,in  Rebel 

Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Hashbarger,  Hrvy  L 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  12,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Harris,    Henry 

do..  . 

24 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

Hickerson,    Newton 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs 

Aug.  1,  1863,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  18, 

1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  by  order  of 

War  Department;  veteran. 

Harrit,  Marion  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Kerns.  Marshall  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


19 


4) 

Date  of 

°3" 

Names. 

Rank. 

6C 

Entering 

at 

Remarks. 

<! 

the  Service. 

&& 

Keene,  John  .... 

Private- 

27 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Kclscv  EdwtircL 

do 

36 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  y  rs. 

F)l  *5f*V)  HYHTPfl     \fdToVl     1ft      IftflQ      f\Tk       Qn  vm^i-vr-i  >o 

Uladletlgcll  IVlttrCU   lOj   loOZ,  OH      OUlgCOH  S 

certificate  of  disability. 

Klinefelter,  Jno.  F.H 
Kelsey,  Edward.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
39 

Feb.    11,11864 
Feb.  22,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Wounded   Sept.    1,    1864,    in     battle   of 

Jonesboro,   Ga.;   mustered    out   with 

Lindsay,  John  C  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

company  July  25,  1865. 
Captured  Sept.  20.18C3,  at  battle  of  Chick- 

Lindsay,  William  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  14,1862 

3  yrs. 

amauga,   Ga.;   died   July   20.  1864,    in 
Rebel  Prison  at  Andersouville,  Ga. 
Wounded  and  captured  Sept.  20,  1863,  at 

battle  of  Chickaniauga,  Ga.;   transfer 

red  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps   Jan.  28, 

McDowell,  Hugh  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

McDowell,  James  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,     on     expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

McKinnis,  Peasoii.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  26,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

McBride,  Richard.  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Oct    3,  1864,  by   order   of 

War  Department. 

McDowell,  Hiram  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

mauga,  Ga. 

AlcBriclo  Jcirncs 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  20  1864     of  wounds  received 

July   9,    1864,    in   action   near  Viniug 
Station,  Ga. 

Miller,  Edward  H.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Feb.    19,1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  2,  1861,  of  wounds  received 

Sept.  1,  1864,  in  battle  of  Jonesboro,  Ga. 

McCreary,  Thomas  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Oct.  13,    186#,    on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

McKinnis,  William 

,  .  do..  . 

30 

Oct.      7,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  11,   1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Mills,  Abraham  M.  . 

.  .  do  .  . 

26 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Dec  5,    1862,   on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Mclntyre,  Ebenezer. 

.  .  do..  . 

43 

Aug.  26,  1861 

}  yrs. 

Discharged  March  1,  1863,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Miller,  Alfred  G.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Feb.     8,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    May    17,    1865,    by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Morrison,  Robert,     . 

.  .  do  .  . 

32 

Sept.    2,  1862 

^yrs. 

Died  Sept  26,  1864,  at  Findlay,  O. 

Nelson,  Robert  A  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Nov.  4,  1862,  at  Findlay,  O. 

Nelson,  John  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  26,  J861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 

Payne,  William  G.  . 
Price,    Lewis  .... 

.  .do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

29 
23 

Aug.  26,  1861 
\ug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  22  '63,of  wounds  received  Sep. 
20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 
Died  July  8.  1864,    of   wounds   received 

July   6,    1864,   in   action   near  Vining 

Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Payne,  George  M  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  21,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  battle  near  Vining 

Station,  Ga. 

Parker,  James  M  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Oct.    14,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  May  8,    1865,  at  Tod  Bar 

racks,  O.,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Perry    Awrista 

do 

18 
32 

Oct.     19,1864 
Aug.  26.  1861 

Hyr. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Killed  Sep.  1,1864,  in  battle  of  Jonesboro 

Radabaugh,  William 

.  .  do..  . 

Radabaugh,  Gilbert- 
Rice,  Aaron 

.  .  do..  . 
do.. 

21 
20 

Aug.  14,  1862 
Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  vrs 

Died  Jan.  20,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,Tenn 
VI  ustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865* 

v  y  to. 

veteran. 

Rouston,  David  R  .  .. 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Rosecrans,  Anson  . 
Rice,  Seth  

.  .  do..  . 
do..  . 

36 

18 

Feb.    15,  1861 
?eb.   18,  1864 

3  yrs. 
1  vrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865 

Rice,  Levi    A. 

do.. 

20 

^eb     18  1  1864 

*  j  *»• 

i  VTfi 

Mustered  out  with  company  Julv  25  1865 

Stultz,  John  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Aug.  26,  1861 

*  y  in. 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  oat  Sept.  27,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Stateler,  William  B. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga. 

Stevenson,  Philip  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  26,  1861 

>  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  21,  1862.  at  Bacon  Creek,  Ky. 

Shiley,  Andrew  .  .  . 

do.. 

18 
19 

Aug.  26,  1861 
Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  Aug.  28,  1862,  at  Murfreesboro/Tenn 
Died  Sept.  24,  1863,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn, 

Scobby,  George  W.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

of   wounds   received   Sept.  '20,  1863,  in 

battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 

20 


EOSTER  TWENTY-FIRST   KEGIMENT 


Names 

Rank. 

& 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Stausftre,  Henry.  .  .  . 

Private., 

42 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  9,   1863,    on    Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Stewart  John 

do 

20 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Dec.  27     1863    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Stout  Isaac  S 

do. 

19 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  4,  1864,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Shipley.  Jacob  

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Smith,  Harvey  H  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Oct.    12,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred    to   9th  Kentucky  Cavalry 

Aug.  1,  1862. 

Stout,  John  S  

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs 

Captured  Sept.  11,  1863,  at  battle  of  Dug 
Gap,  Ga  ;  mustered  out  June  3,  1865,  at 

Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Stout,  James  M  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  14,  1862 

•>  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  at  Washington, 

D.  C.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Simpson,  Albert.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  May  23,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Smith,  Abraham  B  . 

.  .  do..  . 

43 

Jan.    30,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   June   29,    1865,   by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Strother,  William    T 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  i  out   with   Co.   July  25,    1865; 

veteran  . 

Thuston,  Jacob  .  .  . 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out   with   company   July   25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Trask,  Nathaniel  .  . 

.  ...do..  . 

34 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

mauga,  Ga. 

Todd,  Samuel  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   June   5,    1865,   by   order   of 

War  Department- 

Trask,  James  R  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Aug.  26,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  March  24,  1865,   in  action;  ab 

sent,    sick  ;    mustered   out  July  25, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept.;  veteran. 

Vauscoder,  Jacob  D. 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  20,  1862 

3  yrs 

Discharged    June    5,    1865,    by    order  of 

War  Department. 

Wagoner,  Daniel  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

41 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran 

Williams,  Edm'nd  P 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Jan.    29,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Zinn,  Elias  

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug   26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out  Sept.  23,   1864,  on    expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

COMPANY  E. 

Mustered  in  Sept.  19,  1861,  at  Findlay.  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 
Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  at  .Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 
Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

James  P.  Arrantes.  . 
.Lewis  E.  Brewster.  . 

Captain. 
.  .  do..  . 

22 
24 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  April  9.  1862. 
Promoted  from  1st  Lieutenant  April  9, 

William  B.  Wicker  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

1862;  resigned  May  13,  1863. 
Promoted    from    1st   Lieutenant  Co.  K 

May  13,  1863;  captured   Sept.  20,  1863,  at 

battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered 

out  with  company  Julv  25,  1865. 

Samuel  F.    Cheney  . 

IstLieut. 

29 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  2d  Lieutenant  April  9, 

Thomas  B.  Lamb  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

1862;  to  Captain  company  B  Feb  29,  '64 
Promoted  from  2d  Lieutenant  Co.B  May 

13,  1863;  resigned  Jan.  8,  1865. 

John  W.  Berry  .  .   . 

3d  Lieut. 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  Sergeant  April  9,  1862;  to 

1st  Lieutenant  Co.  K  June  14,  1863. 

John  Mercer   .... 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    1st   Sergeant  from  Sergeant 

Dec.  1,  1861;  promoted  to  2d  Lieutenant 

June  14,  1863;  mustered  out  Feb.  4,  1865, 

on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

William  J.  Henry.  .  . 

1st  Sergt 

29 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    from    Corporal  Feb.  27,  1862; 

mustered   out  with  company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Osgood  S.  Crary  .  .  . 

Sergeant 

29 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Reduced    from  1st  Sergeant  Dec.  1,  1861; 

discharged    Jan.  1,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Finlay   Britton  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept   11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out  with    company  July    25, 

1865;  veteran. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


21 


Names. 

Rank. 

•~ 

bo 

<5 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

|  Period  of 

Service 

Remarks. 

Horace  Ginter  

Sergeant 

18 

Sept.  11,  1861 

U  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  1,1864;  Sergeant 

April  1,  1865;  mustered  out   with  com 

pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Samuel  Hull  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  May  31,  1862; 

captured   Sept.  20,    1863,  at   battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  June  10,1864,in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Anderson  ville,  Ga. 

Edward  M.  Brown  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  July  17,    1863; 

captured   Sept.   20.    1863,   at   battle  of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Oct.  2,  1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Isaac  Dunafln  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   from  Corporal  Feb.  1,  1863: 

captured   Sept.   20,    1863,  at  battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.    No  further  record 

found. 

George  T.  Squire  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Com.  Sergeant  Jan.  14,  1863; 

veteran. 

William  A.  Rawles  . 

Corporal 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    Corporal   Jan.   1,    1862;  dis 

charged  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration  of 

term  of  service. 

Simon  W.  Fligle  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  May  28,  1862;  killed 
Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamauga 

Georgia. 

Nathaniel  Smith  .  . 

.  .  do.-  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal  Nov.  —  ,  1862;  died 

Jan.  20,  1863,  in  hospital   at   Murfrees- 

boro,  Tenn. 

Hiram  Sweet  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  Jan.  1,  1864;  mustered 

Jacob  W.  Dowell.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 
Appointed   Corp.  Jan.  1,  1864;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865:  veteran. 

Peter  Foust      .... 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1.  1865;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Chas.  C.  McConkey  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1.  1865;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Peter  Huffman  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.     1,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  March  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865. 

Peleg  L.  Gingery  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.  20,    1863,     at    battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  July  25,  1864,in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Matthew  B.  Scott  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July  10,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Samuel  Marshall  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal   Feb.  14,  18fi3;   cap 

tured  Sept.  20,  1863.  at  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga.;  died  July  26,  1864,  in  Rebel 

Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Henry  Amaden  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Nov.  —  .  1864,  at  Cleveland,  O. 
Surgeon's     certificate    of    disability; 

veteran. 

JVIarion  Cox 

do 

18 

Dec,  21,  1863 

3  vrs 

Appointed  Corporal  March  1  1865'  mus 

U    J  I  O. 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865.  ' 

Loyal  B.  Wert  .... 

Musici'n 

31 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Joseph  Felnogle  .  . 

Wag'ner 

35 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Nov.  17,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Ames,  Nehemiah  .  . 

Private.. 

30 

Jan.     4,  186-4 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  27,  1864,  ia  hospital  at    Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Bame,  Nicholas  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    mustered   out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Bronson,  Chester  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    25,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Burton,  James  .  .  . 

do..  . 

39 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.    19,    1864,    on    expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

Beerbower,  Joseph  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out  with   company   July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Boyles,  George  W  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Feb.     1,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Battershell,  Joseph.. 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Jan.   12,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bronson,  Lev!  M.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  21,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Baker,  Jason   C  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Dec.    27,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Died  July  12,  1864,    in   field    hospital  of 

wounds  received  ,   in    action  near 

Atlanta,  Ga. 

22 


ROSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

05 

be 

< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Cornwell,  Charles  W 

Private.. 

19 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Cory,  Milan  L  .  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Crowell,  George  W  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service, 

Crawford,  George  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Oct.       8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted-    killed   July  3,  1864,  in  action 
near  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga. 

Click,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Oct,    -,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  died  April  11,  1863,    in    hospital 

at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Crawford,  Edward  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Christie,  Anson  .  .  . 

.  do..  . 

18 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustei'ed  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Coulter,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.      1,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Crawford,   Jerry  A  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

}  yrs. 

Discharged  March  9,    1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Crostand,  Leonidas  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Feb.  12,    1862,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability 

Cory  Asa  H 

do.. 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,     1863.   at   battle   of 

Chickarnauga,  Ga.;  died  Oct.  16,  1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Anderson  ville,  Ga. 

Crary,  Osgood  S  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  July  20,  1864,  in  hospital  of  wounds 

received   July   20,    1864,    in    battle    of 

Peachtree  Creek,  Ga. 

Clemner,  Washing'n 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June    5,    1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Doty,  John  W  .  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

Duffield,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  4th  U.    S.  Cavalry  Dec.  5, 

1862,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Davis,  Charles  W  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry    Dec.  5, 

Dutterer,  Levi   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 

1862,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Died  June  19,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Louis 

ville,  Kentucky. 

Evans,  James   M  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

41 

Aug.  29,  186L 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Oct.  26,    1863,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Fisher,  Benton  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Ferry    Truman 

do..  . 

42 

Aug.  30,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  18.  1863,  in  hospital   at    Mur- 

freesboro,  Tenn. 

Freedline,  William- 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Siek  at  Ripley  U.  S.A.  General  Hospital 

May  22,  1865;   mustered  out  with  com 

pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Ferry,  George  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Vlustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Fish,  Simon  W  . 
Forlan,    William  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .do... 

18 
18 

Jan.     4,  1864 
Feb.     6,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Vlustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 
Vlustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

France,  David  W  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Jan.    16,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  May  10,    1862,    on    Surgeon's 

Certificate  of  disability. 

Field,  Anson  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   June   5,    1865,    by  order   of 

War  Department;  veteran. 

Gilbert,   Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Nov.  18,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Godfrey,  Charles  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  11,  1861 

i  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   Co.   July  25,   1865; 

veteran. 

Ginter  William  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Feb.     6.  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Ginter,  Alfred  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  companj'  July  25,1865; 

veteran. 

Gilbert   George 

do 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded   July    9,    1864,  in  action  near 
Vining  Station,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Sep. 

19,  '64,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service 

Gingery  Henry 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Dec.  21,  1861,  in  hospital   at   Eliza- 

bethtown,  Ky. 

Grier,   Samuel  C  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  March  23,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Mur- 

freesboro,  Tenn. 

Galligher,  John   F.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Grandy    Ezra 

do..  . 

18 

Feb.    25,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  10,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Grays- 

ville,  Ga. 

Gilbert,  Charles     .  . 

do..  . 

18 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  5,  1864,  in  nospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenu. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


Names. 

Rank. 

® 

5 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of  1 
Service  | 

i  i 

Remark?. 

Gingery,    Daniel.  .  . 

Private.. 

42 

Jan.     4,  1864 

3yrs. 

Died  Feb.  20,  1865,  in  hospital  at  Chat 

tanooga,  Tenn. 

Headley,  Reuben  .   . 

.  .do.  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Hyde,  Reuben  C  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3yr*. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Hoy,  Solomon    .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

3ct.    —,1862 

i  mo. 

Drafted;  died  Julv  12,  1803,  in  hospital  at 

Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

Hopkins,  Appleton.. 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with    company   July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Hopkins,  George.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  29,  18«1 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.    23.   1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disabilitv. 

Hutchinson,  Samuel 

.  .  do..  - 

24 

Aug.  22,  1861 

3yrs. 

Discharged,  Julv   3,  1862,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disabilitv. 

Hutchinson,    Robert 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  July  25,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Chat 

tanooga,   Tenn.,   of  wounds  received 

July  20.  1864,  In  action  at  Peachtree 

Creek,  Ga.:  veteran. 

Hutchinson,  Alex  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.     8,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  14,  '65.  at  Parkersburgh, 

W.  Va..  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Hopkins,  Lucius  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept,  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  21/65,  at  C1eveland,O.on 

Surgeon's  certificate  «f  disabilty;  vet. 

Johnson,  Wesley  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Jacobs,  Thomas  R.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Sept.  2,   1864,    oji  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disabilitv;  veteran. 

Kauffman,  Jonathan 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  27,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Chatta 

nooga,  Tenn. 

Kile,  Cornelius  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Jan.  1,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Kemmel,  William  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.  11,1861 

3  yrs 

On    muster-in   roll,   but   no    record  of 

muster-out  found. 

Kile  Josiah 

do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Sent.  22    1863    on  Surgeon's 

Kimmel,    Rinaldo  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

certificate  of  disability.' 
Captured  Sep.  20.  1863,  ot  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.  No  further  record  found. 

Knight  James  .  .    . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sep.  20,  1863.  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,  Ga  ;  died  Aug.  4,  1864,  in  Rebel 

Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Knight,  William  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  115th  O.V.I.  March  13,1863. 

Awarded  medal  of  honor  by  War  De 

partment  under  resolution  of  Congress 

approved  July  12,  1862,  for   special  ser 

vice  under  General  Mitchell. 

Lord,  Benjamin  F.  . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July  11,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disabilitv. 

Logan,    Washington 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Feb.  24,   1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Lowery,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred    to    Veteran  Reserve  Corps 

March  31,  1864,  bv  order  of  War  Dept. 

Musser,  Wilson  S  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Mullinix,  Joshua  .  .* 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  26,  1863,  in  hospital   at   Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Miller,  Anthony  W 

.   .  do..  . 

28 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 

veteran. 

Merrihugh,  John     . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Dec    4,    1862,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Moore,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,     at    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Feb. 

1,    1865.    at   Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

McConkey,  Alex.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,    at    battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Jan. 

24,  1865,  at   Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

McConkey,  Andr.  P. 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sep.  20,1863,  at  battle  of  Chicka 
mauga,  Ga.     No  further  record  found. 

Mullinix,  Thomas  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry  Dec.  5, 

Moore,  George  W  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

43 

Feb.  21,  1861 

3  yrs. 

1862,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Mustered  out  with  com.pany  July  25,1865 

24 


ROSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGTMENT 


Names' 

Rank. 

<D 

be 
^ 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 

Service. 

Remarks. 

Miller,  Lafayette  .  . 
McKown,  Henry  .  . 

Private.. 
.  .  do..  . 

19 

27 

Nov.  29,  1863 
Jan.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Died  June  7.  1864,  in  hospital  of  1st  Di 

vision,  14th  Army  Corps. 

Miller,  John   B  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Dec.    10,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  6,  1865,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Nelson,  James    .   .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.   25,  1864  3  yrs. 

Died  March  13,  1864,  In  hospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Norrick,  Jacob  G  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.  2o,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sent.  22,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Nash 

ville,  Tenn. 

Pifer,    Adam   .... 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;   mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Powell,  William  C  . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  11.  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 

veteran. 

Palmer,  Charles  P.  . 

.   .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sep.  20.  1863,  at  battle  of  Chick- 

am  auga,  Ga   No  further  record  found. 

Richards,  Daniel  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

19 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    mustered  out    Aue.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Rouch,  Adam  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

24 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    discharged    April   10,  1863,    on 

geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

Rittick,  John  ... 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted. 

Steinman,  Adam  B  . 

.   .  do..  . 

24 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;   mustered  out  Auer.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Sipple,  Richard  .  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

30 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered   out    Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Smith,    Solomon  .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

ma.uga,  Ga. 

Spriggs,  William  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Oct.      8,  1862,9  mo. 

Drafted;  died  Jan.  31,  1863,  in  hospital  at 

Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

Scham,  Emanuel  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   M«rch  25.  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability 

Spears,  John  P  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,|1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.     20,    1863,    at   battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out,  Feb. 

28,  1865,    at   Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Spindler,  John  R  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Feb.     6,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Spindler,  David    .   . 
Shatto,  William  A  . 
Saltzman.  John  .  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .do..  . 

18 
18 
31 

Feb.    25,  1864 
Feb.     6,  1864 
Jan.     4,  1864 

3  vrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  vrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Sheen,  Milton    .  .  . 
Spangler,   Michael  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do  .  . 

22 
18 

Feb.    11,  1864 
Jan.     1,  1864 

3  yrs 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  2-5,1865 
Discharged  July  7,  1865,  at  Columbus,  O., 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Thornton,  David  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Aug.  27,  1862,  in  action    at  Rey 

nold's  Station.  Tenn. 

Tracy,   Jesse  D  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865; 

veteran. 

Tustison,  Martin  V.. 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.  11,  18fil 

3  yrs. 

Vanarnan,  Newton  . 

.  .  do.   . 

18 

Aug.  29,  18(51 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sep.  20,1863,  at  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,    Ga.;    died    Aug.    26,    1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Weits,  William.   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,  ,'1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Welch,  Michael  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Oct.     8,  1862  9  mo 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,   1863,  on 

expi  ration  of  term  of  service. 

Wise,  Nelson   .... 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to   Veteran    Reserve  Corps 

March  31,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Dept, 

War  ten  be,  Nathan  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.  11,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  June  25,  1864.  in  battle  near  Ken- 

esaw  Mountain,  Ga  ;  veteran. 

Ware  Henry  B 

do 

22 

Dec.    25,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July   9,    1864,    in    action  near 

Vining  Station,  Ga.;  died  Feb.  10,  1865, 

in  hospital  at  Savannah,  Ga. 

Young,  John  W  .  .   . 

.  .do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29.1861 

3  yrs. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


25 


COMPANY  F. 

Mustered  in  Sept.  19, 1861,  at  Findlay.  O..  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

Mustered  out  July  25, 1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 

Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Names. 

Rank. 

a5 

be 

< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Henry  A.  Alban.  .  . 

John  C.  Martin  .  .  . 
Jacob  L.  Keller  .  .  . 

Captain. 

IstLieut. 
.  .  do  .  . 

39 

23 
24 

26 
24 

23 

32 

27 

18 

99 

23 
28 
22 
22 

22 

28 
19 
21 
21 

22 

Sept.  19,  1861 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Aug.  29,  1861 

Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.   6,  1861 
Sept.   6,1861 
Sept.    6,1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.    6,1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.   6,  1861 
Sept.    6,1861 
Sept.    6,1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,   1863,   at    battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.,  and  paroled;  dis 
charged  March  8,  1865. 
Promoted  to  Captain  Co.  I  Feb.  29,  1864. 
Appointed    1st   Sergeant  from  Sergeant 
Sept.  19,  1861;  promoted  to  2d  Lieuten 
ant  Dec.  5,  1862;  1st  Lieutenant  Feb.  29. 
1861;   Captain    May   11,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  25,  1865. 
Promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  Co.  B  Dec.  5, 
1862. 
Promoted  from  Corporal  Co.  C  Feb.  26, 
1864;  discharged  Nov.  3,   1864,  on  Sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 
Appointed  from  Sergeant  Feb.  28,    1864; 
mustered    out  with  company  July  25, 
1865;   veteran.       Awarded     medal    of 
honor  by  War  Department  under  reso 
lution  of  Congress  approved   July  12, 
1862,    for   distinguished  service  under 
General  Mitchell. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865; 
veteran. 
Appointed    from   Corporal  May  1,  1864; 
mustered   out  with  company  July  25, 
1865;  veteran. 
Appointed  from  Corporal  May  15,  1864; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  25, 
1865;  veteran. 
Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  5,  1864;  Sergeant 
June  15,  1865;  mustered  out   with  com 
pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 
Discharged  April  ,   at  Columbus,  O., 
for  wounds  received  Dec.  31,  1862,  in 
battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 
Captured  Sept.  20,  1863,at  battle  of  Chick 
amauga,   Ga.;   died   April    1,    1864,  in 
Rebel  Prison  at  Danville,  Va. 
Appointed   from  Corporal  Sept.  6,  1861; 
promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  Co.  I  May 
18,  1865;  veteran. 
Discharged  May  15,  1864,  by  order  of  War 
Department.  Awarded  medal  of  honor 
by  War  Department  under  resolution 
of   Congress   approved  July   12,    1862, 
for  special  service  under  General  Mit 
chell. 
Executed  by  the  Rebels  June  18,  1862,  at 
Atlanta,  Ga.  Awarded  medal  of  honor 
under  resolution  of  Congress   approv 
ed   July   12,    1862,   for  special  service 
under  General  Mitchell. 
Died  Jan.  1,1863,  of  wounds  received  Dec. 
31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 
Appointed  Corp.  Jan.  1,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 
Appointed   Corp.  May  1,  1864;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 
Appointed  Corp.  May  1.   1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Alex.  A.  Monroe  .  . 
Mark  Wood 

2d  Lieut, 
do. 

Robert  F.  Bonham  . 

Jeremiah  E.  Milhuf 
John  Laniott 

1st  Sergt 

Sergeant 
.  .  do. 

Alfred  Larkins  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

Eli  W.  L.  Alspach  . 
Samuel  M.  Biggs  .  . 
John  Fravis  

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

John  H.'Bolton  .  .  . 

.  .  do.. 

Wilson  W.  Brown.  .  . 
John  M  Scott 

.  .  do..  . 
do 

David  Stokes  .... 
Ralph  C.  Watson  .  . 
Wm.  B.  Morehead  . 
George  Kelley  .  .  . 
Jesse  Walters  .... 

Corporal 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

26 


EOSTEE    TWENTY-FIRST     EEGIMENT 


aJ 

Date  of 

S| 

Names 

Rank. 

3? 

Entering 

o> 

Remarks. 

<! 

,he  Service. 

tH    O> 
g 

Samuel  Powell  .  .  . 

Corporal 

18 

Sept.   6,1861 

3yrs. 

Appointed     Corporal      May     15,     1864; 

wounded  Aug.  11,  1864,  in  action;  mus 

tered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department;  veteran. 

John  B.  De  Haven  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    6,  1861 

1  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  June  15,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Andrew  S.   Kelley  . 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Nov.     8,  1862 

3yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;  mustered  out 

with  company  July  25,  1865. 

Edward  Gifford  .  .  . 

.  .do.  . 

35 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

3ischarged  March  9,  1862,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Is^ic  .Fellers 

do..  . 

26 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  14  1862'  captur 

ed  Sept.  20,  1863,  at  battle'  of   Chicka- 

mauga,    Ga.,   and   paroled;   mustered 

out  Dec.  7,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Henry  Metzler  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.   6,1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  4,  1862;  captur 

ed  Sept.  20,  1863,  at   battle   of   Chicka- 

mauga,    Ga.,    and    paroled;  mustered 

out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

George  W.  Bourel.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  March  4,  1863;  transfer 

red  to  Vet.  Reserve  Corps  Apr.  28,  1864. 

Maiou  F.  Beals  .  .  . 

Musici'n 

22 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Charles  J.  Eckles  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

40 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   June  1,    1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

William  W.  Latham 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   Co.   July   25,    1865; 

veteran 

Adarns,    Jacob.  .  .  . 

Private.. 

19 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out   with    company   July   25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Adams,    William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.  17,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by   order   of 

War  Department. 

Bauham,    Robert  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Bare.  Richard  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Jan.    30,1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  ,  1884,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Bare,  Christian  D  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out  with   company   July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Bolten,  Jeremiah.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1863 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out   July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Bushong,  Isaac  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged   Sept.  23,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Bame,  George  W.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  July  8,    1862,    on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Barber,   Winfleld  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.   6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to    Engineer  Corps  Aug.  28, 

1864,  by  order  of  War  Dept.;  veteran. 

Batton  Cyrus  S 

do..  . 

24 

Sept.   6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Transferred  to  Signal  Corps  Oct.  22,  1862, 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Boharrnan,  David  R 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Coates,  William  A.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

mauga,  Ga. 

Cantener,  Solomon  . 
Carr,    George  .... 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

19 
23 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Feb.   25,  186 

3  yrs 
3  yrs 

Died  Sept.  5,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25.1865 

Cramer  Jesse 

do..  . 

23 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  Jan.  16,    1864,    011    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Carr,    George  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.   6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  April  7,   1863,    on    Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Dorsey,  James  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    10,1864 

3  yrs 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  battle  near  Vining 

Station,  Ga. 

do..  . 

29 

Sept.   6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Davis,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Jan.   30,  1864 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Deitzmun,  Frederick 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.   6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged    Sept.  23,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disabilitv. 

Downing,  Joseph  .  . 
Engleman,    Albert  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

26 

18 

Sept.   6,  186 
Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

3  yrs 

Discharged  ,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

mauga,  Ga. 

Ewing,  David  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Nov.  6,  1861,  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky. 

Edwards,  Charles  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered   out  with    company  July    25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Engleman,  Wm.  T  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.    3,1862 

3  yrs 

Foreman,  Thomas  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    fi,  1861 

3  yrs 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  battle  near  Vining 

Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


27 


Names. 

Rank. 

<£ 

be 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Fellers,  Noah  .... 

Private.. 

19 

Sept.    6,1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   company    July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Fensterrnaker,  Geo  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,1861 

3yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Fuller  ITR 

do.. 

40 

Dec.    26,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Fellers,  John  C  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Dec.     7,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Foreman,  Geo.  W.  B. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out    June  5,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Foust,  Amos  

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June   26,  1865,  by  order  of 

Wg-r  Department;  veteran. 

Greer,  Nathan  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    16,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

0*1*6  G  r    Henry     • 

do..  . 

.20 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Sept  20,1863,in  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,   Ga.;   transferred  to  Veteran 

Reserve  Corps  Oct.  17,  1864,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Grable,  Uriah  H  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Aug.  12,  1864,  in  action;  mus 
tered  out  May  19,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Harpst,  Jacob  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.   23,   1864,   on   expir 
ation  of  term  of  service. 

Helms,  Jacob  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  May  22,  1864,  at  Camp  Dennison,  O. 

Helms,    George  .   .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

25 

sept,    ti,  186i 

3  yrs. 

Died  Apr.  25,1863,  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn 

Haven,  James  S 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Nov.  7,  1861,  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky. 

Hammond,  Geo.  F.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Huffman,   David  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with   Co.   July   25,   1865; 

veteran. 

Hampton,   John  F  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 

Hook  Eli             .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 

veteran. 

Hawkins,  Robert  T  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   June  11?  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

HRV!     Tolin 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do.-  . 

20 
18 

Sept.    6,1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.  3,'63,at  Camp  Dennison 
Captured   Sept.    20,    1863,     at   battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  reported  dead  May 

Huber,  Rufus  .... 

8,  1864.    No  further  record  found. 

Hartman,    Francis  . 
Jones,   James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

20 
23 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.    6,1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Transferred   to   Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
June  1,  1863,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Kibler,  George  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

01 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 

Kibler,  Washington 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.     4,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Kelly,  Benjamin  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Sept.  8,    1863,  ;on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability 

Loy,  George     .... 

do..  . 

25 

Feb.     8,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  Mar.  15,  '64,  at  Tyaer'sStation.Tenn 

Latham,  James   M  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded   May  9,    1864,  in    action  near 
Reseca,  Ga.;  mustered  out   with  com 

pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Lanning,  David  .  .  . 
Longwith,  William.. 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

21 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.  —  ,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,    at    battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.,  and  paroled;  mus 
tered  out  Dec.  7,  '64,  by  order  War  Dep. 
Mustered  out  June  12,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department;  veteran. 

Lenox,    Thomas  G  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

May  16,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  May  21,  1865,  by   order   of 

War  Department. 

Marshal),  Hiram  P  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept/23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Miller,  John  W  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    6,  1861 

'1  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Moore,  John  B  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  19,  1862,  at  Huutsville,  Ala. 

Mays,  James  H  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died   Jan.  27,   1863,  of  wounds  received 

Dec.  3i,'62,  in  battle  of  Stoue  River,Tn 

Main,  John  L  .  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,1863,  at  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,  Ga.;  died  Feb.  1,  1864,  in  Rebel 

Prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

28 


EOSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  EEGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

& 
3 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Morgan  Charles  D.  • 
Milter,  James  H  .  . 

Moore,  Irvin  .... 
Mitchell,  Jacob  .  .  . 
McBride,  Richard.. 

Private.. 
.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
do..  . 

19 

21 

19 
23 

20 
19 

18 

19 
19 

18 
18 
28 

18 
19 
20 

38 

18 
19 
36 
23 
20 
24 

23 
20 
23 
23 
31 
19 
21 
19 
27 
20 

24 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Aug.  25,  1862 
Aug.  26,  1861 
Sept-  -,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.  29,  1862 
Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.   6,1861 
Sept.   6,1861 

Feb.     2,  1864 
Nov.  22,  1861 
Sept.    6,1861 
Sept.    2,  1862 

Aug.  23,  1862 
Sept.    6,1861 
Feb.     5,  1864 
Aug.  30,  1862 
Sept.    6,1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 

Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.   6,1861 
Aug.  23,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 
Jan.    30,  1864 
Sept.   6,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.    6,  1861 
Sept.   6,  1861 
Sept.   6,1861 

Sept.   6,1861 
Apr.  25,1862 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3'  yrs. 
i  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Discharged  ,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Transferred  to  Veteran    Reserve  Corps 
April  6,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Dept, 
Mustered  out  May  17,   1865,  by   order  of 
War  Department;  veteran. 
Mustered   out   June  5,  1865,  by   order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Oct.  3,  1864,  on  expiration 
of  term  of  service. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
veteran. 
Killed  Aug.  11,  1864,  in  action  before  At 
lanta,  Ga. 
Killed  May  23,  1864,  by  accident  at  Res- 
eca,  Ga.;  veteran. 
Died  Dec.  22,  1863,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Wounded   Julv  9,  1864,    in   action   near 
Vining   Station.   Ga.;   mustered     out 
with  company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
vetei-ari. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865; 
veteran. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Died  April  2,  1865,  at  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 
Discharged  ,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Mustered   out   June  5,  1865,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Killed    Dec.   31,    1862,  in  battle  of   Stone 
River,  Tenn. 
Mustered  out  with  Coin'y  July  25,  1865; 
veteran. 
Discharged   July   10,    1865,  by    order  of 
War  Department. 
Mustered   out  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Discharged   July   3,    1865,   by   order    of 
War  Department;  veteran. 
Reduced   from   Corporal  March  10,  1862; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  25, 
1865;  veteran. 
On  muster-in  roll,  but  no  record  of  mus 
ter  out  found. 
Died  Jan.  26,'63,  of  wounds  received  Dec. 
3  1,  '62,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 
Killed   Jan.   2,   1863,  in  battle   of  Stone 
River,  Tenn. 
Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone 
River,  Tenn. 
Died  June  6,  1864,  in  hospital    at    Nash 
ville,  Tenn, 
Died  Feb.  6,  1863,  of  wounds  received  Dec 
31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 
Died  Feb.  12,1863,of  wounds  received  Dec 
31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 
Died  Jan.  21,1863,of  wounds  received  Dec. 
31,  1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 
Mustered  out  with    company   July  25, 
1865;  veteran. 
Wounded  Sept.  1,1864,  in  battle  of  Jones- 
boro,  Ga.;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  25,  1865;  veteran. 
Discharged  April  4.  1863,  for  wounds  re 
ceived  Dec.  31,  1862,  in    battle  of  Stone 
River,  Tenn. 
Transferred  to   1st   Alabama   Infantry 
July  29,  1862,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Powell,  Abraham  .  . 
Presler,  Simon  .  .  . 
Presler  Samuel 

.  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

Povuemire,  Mahloii 

Plotner,  Napoleon  B 
Powell    Gideon     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

Powell  Peter  F 

do  . 

Powell,  John  H  .  .  . 
Perry  John  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

Price  John  D 

.  do.. 

Poe,  George  L  .  .  .  . 
Reed,  Edson,  G  .  .  . 
Reed,  John  T  .  .  .  . 
Reeg,  John  
Reed,  William  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  do.. 

Shoemaker,  Geo.  W. 
Smith  Joseph 

.  .  do..  . 
do 

Shelly  John 

do  . 

Stokes  Cyrus 

do    . 

Sconden,  Solomon.  . 
Solt  Cornelius 

.  .  do..  . 
.  do..  . 

Shoemaker,  Elm'reS 
Swayer,  Joshua  .  ... 
Slater,  John  J  .  .  .  . 
Smalley,  Robert  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

Scott,  James,  E  .  .  . 
Stokes,  Darius  R  .  . 
Smith,  Davis  D  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


29 


Names. 

Rank. 

§> 
'% 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service. 

Remarks. 

Sites    Jscob           .  . 

Private.. 

23 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  1,  1864.  at  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga.;  mustered  out  June  8,  1865,  by 
order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

Shafer    Hiram 

do..  . 

29 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  June  5,  1865,    by   order  of 

War  Department. 

Shafer,  Mordecai  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   June  5,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Trout,  Sylvester  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.    30,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Killed  March  19,  1865,  in  action    at   Beii- 

tonville,  N.  C. 

Tylor,  William  H.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  —  ,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Vaughu,  Joseph  .  . 
Vantilbury,  William 
Vigneron,  August  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
21 

18 

Jan.    30,  1864 
Jan.    19,  1862 
Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 
Died  Feb.  9,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 
Captured  March  19,1865,  at  battle  of  Ben- 

tonville,  N.  C.;  paroled  ;  mustered 
out  Juiie  —  ,  1865,  at  Camp  Chase,  O.,by 

order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

Wade,  Isaac  

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.   6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka-' 

mauga,  Ga. 

Wilkison,  John  C  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in    battle   of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Wolf,  John  

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.   6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered    out    with    Co.    July   25,    1865; 

veteran. 

Wolf,  David  

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Oct.  10,  1864,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Willey,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  April  13,  1865,  at  Columbus 

O.,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Yates    Thomas  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died    Oct.  9,  1863,    of   wounds   received 
Sept.  19,  1863.in  battle  of  Chickamauga 

Yates,  William  .  .  . 

do..  . 

30 

Nov.    8,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  10,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,Ten. 

Yates    Jackson 

do.. 

20 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 

veteran. 

COMPANY  G. 


Mustered  in  Sept 


>t  19, 1861,  at  Findlay,  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 
Mustered  out  July  25, 1805,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 
Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Isaac  Cusac     .  .     .  . 

Captain 

31 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  '63,  at  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  April  13, 

1865,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

James  Porter  

1st  Lieut 

43 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered    out  Sept.   18,   1864,  on    expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

Simon  B.  Webber  .  . 

2d  Lieut 

30 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Resigned  Feb.  2,  1862. 

Robert  S.  Dilworth  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted   to  2d  Lieutenant,   from    1st 

Seargeant  March  1,  1862;  1st  Lieuten 

ant  Co.  I  June  13,  1862. 

John  R.  Porter  .  .  . 

do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

A  ppointed  Seargeant  from  private  Feb.l 
1863;  promoted  to   2d  Lieutenant  June 

13,  1863;  mustered  out  March  31,  1865,on 

expiration  of  term  of  service.  Award 

ed  medal  of  honor  by  War  Department 

under  resolution  of   Congress  approv 

ed   July    12,    1862,    for   special  service 

under  General  Mitchell. 

Herbert  Humphrey  . 

1st  Sergt 

20 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  as  private;   appointed  1st  Sei'- 

geant  ;  killed  Sept.  1,  1864,  in  battle 

of  Jonesboro.  Ga  ;  veteran. 

Robert  P.  McDonald. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  March  17,  1864;  1st 

Sergeant   Sept.   15,   1861;  mustered  out 

with  company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

George  F.  Cumings  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Sergeant  ;  discharg 

ed  Jan.  31,1863,  on  Surgeon's  certificate 

of  disability. 

Christian  B.  Sholtz  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    from   Corporal  Jan.  5.  1864; 

promoted  to  2d  Lieutenant  Co.  D  Feb. 

10,  1865;  veteran. 

30 


EOSTER   TWENTY-FIRST   EEGIMENT 


Names' 

Rank. 

3, 

< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

William  Chapman  . 

Sergeant 

34 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Robert  B.  Mitchell  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Sept.   2,1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed  from   private  Feb.  29,  1864; 
mustered  out  Aug.  15,  1865,  at  Cincin 

Henry  B.  Thomas  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

nati,  O  ;  veteran. 
Appointed  Corporal  March  27,  1864;  Ser 

geant  April  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with 

Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Samuel  L.    Burman 

.   .  do.  . 

18 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Oct.l,  1864;  Sergeant 

June  20,  1865;    mustered  out  with  Co. 

July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Jonathan    Fast  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

A.ppointed  Corporal  March  14,  1864;  Ser 
geant  June  20,  1865;  mustered  out  with 

Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

George  MuMurray  . 

.   .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept  20,1863,at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.;  died  May  24,1864,  in  Rebel 

Prison,  at  Audersonville,  Ga. 

George  VV.  Bretz    .  . 

.     do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  1868,at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.;  died  June  26,1864,in  Rebel 

Prison  at  Anderson  ville,  Ga. 

Jacob  Hill  

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.   2,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Oct.  7,  1862,  on  Surgeon's  cer 

tificate  of  disability. 

Wm.  H.  Waltman  . 

'Jorporal 

23 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;   mustered  out 
Sept.  23,  1864,  on  expiration  of  term  of 

service. 

Walter  D.  Cumings  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept  19,1863,  at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.;  died  March  7,1864,in  Reb 
el  Prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

Uriah  E.  Bearse   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  June  9,  1864,  in  action  near 

Vining  Station,  Ga.;  appointed  Corpo 

ral  April  1,  1865;   mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

John  A.  Davis   .  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  vrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co  July  25,  1865;  vet'ran 

Joseph   McKinsey  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  vet'ran 

Linueus  Jenkins  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,  1865;  cap 

tured  ,  near  Bentonville,  N.  C.;  pa 

roled  ;  mustered  out  June  30,  1865, 

Jerem'h  Shoemaker 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

by  order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 
Appointed  CorporalJune  20,  1865;  must'd 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Thomas  Collins  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.20,1863,at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.;  died  May  22.  1864,  in  Reb 

el  Prison  at  Anderson  ville,  Ga. 

George  W.  Davis    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,1863,at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.;  died  Aug.  31,  1864,  in  Reb 

el  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

John  S.  Trout  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    2,1861 

5  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
April  22,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Dep't. 

Isaac  J.  Blakemaii  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,1861 

i  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.  31,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

George  W.  Bysel  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.  19,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

William  D.  Porter. 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July  26,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Jacob  R.  Wilfong  .  . 

Wag'nei 

26 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Captured  Sept.  20,1803,at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga,;  died  Aug.  5,  1864,  in  Reb 

el  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Apger,  Henry  B  .  . 

Private.. 

18 

Sept.   2,  1861 

J  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Archer,  Franklin  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sent.    8.  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.  31,   1864,   on   Surgeon's 

1      * 

certificate  of  disability. 

Brook,  Calvin  W  .  - 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Oct.    8,    1862 

9  mo. 

Mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Bowersox,  Edward  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.  12,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  action  near  Vin 

ing  Station,  Ga. 

Baker,  Isaac  P  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.   1,    1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  6,  18b3,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Butler,  Edmon  A  .   . 
Barnd,  Elijah  .... 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
18 

Sept.    2,1861 
Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  10,  1863,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Died  Apr.  18,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,Tenn 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


31 


Names. 

Bank. 

& 

< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Bartlow,  Daniel  D  . 

Private.. 

21 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  21,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Bond,  William  G  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Nov.  27,  1863 

3yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Bensinger,  William.. 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On  muster-in  roll,  but  no  record  of  mus 

ter-out  found.  Awarded  medal  of  hon 

or  under  resolution  of   Congress   ap 

proved  July  12,  '62,  for  special  service 

under  General  Mitchell. 

Beltz    Peter 

do  . 

23 

Aug   23,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  20.1864,  at  Columbus, 
O.,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Brooks,  George  W  . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    May  7,  1862,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bryan,  Andrew  B  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

26 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Feb.  4,    1863,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bishop,  Reuben  H  . 

.  .  do..  . 

40 

Aug.  26,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.  20,    1863,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bartlow,  Elijah  S  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Died   April  9,  1865,    at    David's  Island, 

New  York  Harbor;  veteran. 

Boyer,  William     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

July  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June    5,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Carris  Peter  C 

do..  . 

23 

Oct.      8,  1862 

)  mo. 

Mustered    out   .Ati0*.  7    1863    on.    expir- 

ation  of  term  of  serv'ice. 

Carris,  George  W  .  . 

.  .do..  . 

24 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo 

Accidentally  wounded  June  28,  18T>3,  at 

Manchester,  Tenn.  and  sent  to  Nash 

ville,  Teun.    No  further  record  found. 

Carr,  William  .... 

do..  . 

32 

Sept.    2,  186 

3  yrs 

Died  Mar.  8,  1862,  at  Elizabethtown,  Ky. 

Copus,  George  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Feb.     1,  186~ 

3  yrs 

Died  July  20,  1863,  at  New  AJbanv,  Ind. 

Coy,  Henry  

do..  . 

42 

Feb.    24  1864 

3  yrs 

Died  March  4,  1864,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Coot,  Mordecai  H  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

43" 

Feb.     4.  1864 

^  j 

3  yrs 

Died  June  20,  1864,  at  Jefferson  ville,  Ind. 

Copus,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.     1,  186- 

3  yrs 

Died  Jan.    19,    1861,   in  Rebel  Prison  at 

Danville,  Virginia. 

Cramer,  Frederick  T 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.   2,  186 

3  yrs 

Died  March  4,  1864,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Cook,  George  M  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Wounded  Sept.  1,  '64,  in  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga.;  absent,  sick  in  hospital 

at  Nashville,  Tenn.;  mustered  out  July 

25,    1865,    by   order   War  Department; 

veteran. 

Copus,  John   H  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Grosser,  James  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2.  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Cumerine.  Joseph  W 
Cramer,  William  C  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

21 
20 

Jan.    24,1864 
Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Discharged  March  4,  1862.  on   Surgeon's 

Certificate  of  disability. 

Cumerine,  Joseph  W 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Oct.    20,1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged   May    7,    1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Chase,  George  D  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs 

Discharged   Nov.  10,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Copus,   Joseph.  .  .  . 

do..  . 

18 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs 

Captured   Sept.    20,   18o3,    at   battle    of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.,  discharged  July  3, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Claybaugh,    Levi  W 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3  yrs 

Discharged    June    5,   1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Dyche,  Jason  A  ... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  186 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,    1864,    on  expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

Durr,  Daniel   .... 

.  .  do..  . 

42 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Drayer,   Edward  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs 

Captured  March  19,  1865,  near  'Benton- 

ville,  N.  C.;  mustered  out  June  26,  '65, 
at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  by  order  of  War 

Department;  veteran. 

Davis,  William    \V  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  186 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Diehl,  Christian  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.   13,  1864 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Doolittle,  Charles  \\ 
Daymeger,  Henry  J 
Edgecomb,  John  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

36 
24 
30 

Jan.  30,   186 
Jan.    30,  1864 
Sept.    2,  186 

3  yrs 
3  yrs 
3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Died  Sept.  25,  1863,  of  wounds  received 
Sept.  20,  1863,  in  Battle  of  Chickamau 

Frick,    Isaiah  .  .  . 

do 

18 
20 

Feb.     4,  1864 
Sept.    2,  1862 

3  yrs 

/i  vrc 

ga,  Ga. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Discharged  Feb.    4,  1863    on    Surgeon's 

Fast  Henry 

do 

errtifipnte  of  disability. 

32 


ROSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  KEGIMENT 


Names. 

Bank. 

1 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

i 

Remarks. 

F'ackey,  John  C  ,  .  . 
Foulk,  William  .  .  . 

Private.. 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
32 

Feb.     1,  1864 
Sept.   2,1861 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
On   muster-in   roll,   but   no   record   of 

muster-out  found 

Foust  Henry 

do  .  . 

17 

Feb.     1,  1862 

5  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20  '63  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,  Ga.;   died  'April   20,   1863,  at 

Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo. 

Griffith,  David   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.    20,   1863,   at   battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga;  escaped  and  died 

April  16,  1865  at  Wilmington,  N.  C. 

Green,  David  .   .    .  . 

do..  . 

41 
34 

Feb.     1,  1864 
Oct.      8,  1862 

3  yrs. 
9  mo. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  12,  1863,  oa 

Hilfrich,  Adam  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Hemiuger,  Jonas  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in    Battle    of   Stone 

Hough,  Henry  D  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

River,  Tenn. 
Killed  Sept.  20,  1863  in  battle  of  Chicka 

Hockenbarger,  Laz  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

mauga,  Ga. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Hartman,  John  .   .   . 
Hollenbeck,  Daniel  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
18 

Oct.      8,  1862 
Dec.    30,  1863 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

Died  Apr.  23,  '63,  at  Murfreesboro.  Tenn. 
Died  May  13,  1864,  at  New  Albany,  Ind. 

Hatch,  Harvey  W    . 

.   .  do..  . 

31 

Feb.     4,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  4,  1864,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Henry,  Thomas  H    . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  23,  1862 

3  yrs. 

DiedJDec.  15,  1863,  in  Rebel  prison  at 

Danville,  Virginia. 

Haynes,  Philip  H  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  15,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Hicks,  Solomon  .  .  . 
Heekmau,  John  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

38 
17 

Jan.    29,  1864 
Oct.    20,1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Captured   Sept.   20,   1863,    at   battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Feb. 

3,'  65.  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Kelley,  Ephraim  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865. 

veteran. 

Kennel,  Amos  O   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July  9,    1864,   in   action    near 

Kilpatrick,  AlexJ  . 

.  .  do-.  . 

22 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Vining  Station,  Ga.;  discharged  Feb. 
21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Discharged  July  6,    1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Kelley,  Ephraim  A. 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July  26,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Leiter,  David  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  oat  Sept.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Leiter,  John  P 

do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865 

veteran. 

Lymangrover,  Jere  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.    20,    1863,    at   battle     of 

Chickamauga,  Ga  ;  died  Apr.  10,  '64  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

Lano,  Charles  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept,    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.    20,    1863,    at  battle     of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Jan. 

21,  '65,  at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Lindsay,  Thomas  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

. 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  23,  1862,  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky. 

Lape,  William    .  .  . 

do..  . 

23 

Feb.     8,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  18, 

1865,    at   Louisville,  Ky.,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Moiithaven,  Joseph  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Feb.    18,1864 

3  yrs. 

Wounded   July   9,    1864,   in  action  near 

Vining  Station,  Ga.;  absent,  sick  ; 

Mustered  out  July  5,  1865,  at  Colum 

McCormick,  Law'n'e 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Oct.     20,1861 

3  yrs. 

bus,  O  ,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Mustered  out  Oct.  22,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

McClintick,James  H 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Feb.     2,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Oct.   20,   1864,   by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Mitchell,  Aaron  B    . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On    muster-in   roll,   but  no   record  of 

muster-out  found. 

McKinsey,  Lewis  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

41 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  May  5,  1862,  at  Huntsville,  Ala. 

McKtnsey,  Samuel  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  —  ,  1861 

3  yrs, 

Died  July  12.  1862,  at  Athens,  Ala. 

Miller,  David  . 

do 

26 

Oct.     8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  died  Feb.  24,  1863,  at  Murfrees 

boro  Tenn.,  of  wounds  received  Dec. 

31,  '62,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Milikan,  Robert  H  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged,  Sept.  7,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Musgrove,  William  . 

.  .  do..  . 

44 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Aug   9,  1862,   on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability 

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33 


Names. 

Rank. 

& 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Nigh,  Martin  L     .  . 

Private.. 

20 

Sept.   2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Nov.  19,  1861  at  Hazel  Green,  Ky. 

Noss,  Henry  

.  .  do..  . 

Oct.    20,  18(U 

3yrs. 

Discharged  July  26,  1862,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Noss,  Conrad  

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Oct.  21,  1862,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

41 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  19,  1862.  at  Bacon  Creek.  Ky. 

Poe,  George  

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Feb.      1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  2,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Piffer,  Hilbert       .  . 

do  .  . 

22 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Dec.  81,  1861,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Palmer,  Wiiliam  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July  21,  1862,    on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Pohner,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Feb.   22,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Peterman,  William  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June   5,    1865,    by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Robb  JacobS 

do. 

25 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out  Sept.  26    1864,  on    expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

Robinson,  John  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted:  mustered   out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Rotz,  John  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted:  mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

Rader,  James  .  . 

do..  . 

20 

Feb.     8,  1861 

3  yrs. 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Absent,  sick,  May  27,  1864;  mustered  out 

July  25,  1865  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Shaw,  Ephraim  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Oct.     8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted:    mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Scott,  John  

do..  . 

25 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died   Dec.    13,  1862.  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  of 
wounds  received  in  action. 

Sultzbaugh,  FredVk 

.  .  do..  . 

38 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted:  died  Jan.  25,  1863,  at  Murfrees- 

boro,  Tennessee. 

Shoemaker,  Robt.  W 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  3,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

of  wounds  received  Dec.  31,   1862,  in 

battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Shoemaker,  Seth  W. 

.  do..  . 

39 

Feb.      1,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Shilling,  Collins.  .  . 

.  do-.  . 

18 

Dec.    23,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25.1865 

Snyder,  George  W.  . 

.do.   . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On   muster-in    roll,    but   no   record   of 
muster-out  found. 

Seitz,  Samuel  .... 

.  do..  . 

22 

Feb.    24,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Thomas,  Levi  M  .  .  . 

.  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,1863  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,  Ga.;  mustered   out   Sept.    29, 

1864,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Thomas,  John  A  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Dec,     5,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  25, 

1865,  bv  order  of  War  Department. 

Thomas,  Eli  O.  .   .   . 
Thomas,  William  R. 

.     do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
20 

Nov.  27,  1863 
Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Killed  Jan.  2,  1863,  in  battle   of   Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Taylor,  Charles  \.  .  . 

do..  . 

19 

Feb.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Feb.  1,  1863,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Tyner,  James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    6,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July  9,   1861,    in  action   near 

Vining  Station.     Ga.:    mustered    out 
Aug.  3,  1865,  at  Springfield,  111.,   by  or 

der  of  War  Department. 

Vansickle,  George  W 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Dec.  8,  1861,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Vanguilder,  Jerem'h 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged,  Nov.  13,  1862,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Writler,  William  C  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Wolf,  Solomon  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  oat  Sept.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Winder,  Joel  .  .     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Oct.      8,  1862 

)  mo. 

Mustered  out  Aug.  7.    1S63,    on  expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

Wallace,  Lewis  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Jan.  2,  1863,    in   battle   of   Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Whitmore,  James  A 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  1st  U.  S.  V.  V.  Engineers 

Aug.  15,  1864;  veteran. 

Wilson,  Aaron    ,   ,   . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Dec.  18,  1861,  at  Louisville.  Ky. 

Ward,  Jarnes  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Sept.    2,  186  L 

3  yrs. 

Wounded    Sept.   20,    1863,    at    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.    No  further  record 

found. 

Wilson,  William  D. 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  25,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  William  H  . 

.  .  do..  . 

17 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  July  22.  1862,  at  Athens,  Ala. 

Wolff  John     . 

do 

18 

?eb.     1,  1862 

i  vrs 

Died  Nov.  2,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Wisegiver.  Michael  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.    2,'  1861 

o  y  i  o, 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  3,  '63,  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

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Names. 

Rank. 

be 

39 

18 
24 

Date  of 

Entering 
Lhe  Service. 

"o  o3 

o 

o  > 

"-<  f-t 

W^ade  John 

Private. 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

Feb.    25,  1864 

Dec.    29,1863 
Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Whaley,  Cyrus  E  .  . 
Zoebaugh,  John  B    • 

Zoebaugh,  Wm  H.   . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Jerry  Murphy.  .  .  .  . 

.  Cook  . 

May    15,1863 

3  yrs. 

Remarks. 


Killed  July  9, 1864,  in  action   near  Vin- 

ing  Station,  Ga. 

Died  Jan.  27, 186%  at  Chattanooga.  Tenn. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  23, 1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 
Discharged  June  19,  1862,  on   Surgeon's 

Certificate  of  disability. 
Colored  under  cook;  mustered  out   with 

company  July  25,  1865. 


COMPANY  H. 

Mustered  in  Sept  19, 1861,  at  Findlav,  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 

Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Milo  Caton  

Japtain. 

34 

Sept.  19,  1861 

;  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,   1863,   at   battle     of 

Chickamauga,   Ga.;    returned  to  duty 

May  8,  1865;  reinstated  as    veteran    by 
Special  Order  No.  121,  War  Dept,,  Ad 

jutant  General's  Office,  from  Sept.  19, 

1864,   with  rank  from     Sept.  19,   186L; 

resigned  June  5,  1865. 

James  L.  Curry  .  .  . 

1st  Lieut 

35 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  Captain  Co.  A  Dec.  20,  1862. 

James  I.  Bumpus  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  29,  1861 

i  yrs. 

Promoted  from  2d  Lieutenant  Co  I  Dec. 

20,  1862;  resigned  May  16,  1865. 

Augustus  Besanson  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.    9,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  1st  Sergeant  Co.  C  Feb. 

15,  18(55;  mustered  out  with   company 

July  25,  1865. 

Joab  Squire,  Jr  .   .   . 
William  A.  Pryer  .  . 

2d  Lieut 
.  .  do..  . 

25 

38 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Resigned  March  10.  1862. 
Promoted  from  1st  Sergeant  May  9,  1862; 

resigned  Feb.  15,  1863. 

Robert  Buffum  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  private  April    24,    1863; 

resigned  May  1,  1861.    Awarded  medal 

of  honor  by  War  Dept  ,  under   resolu 

Christopher  Grundy 

1st  Sergt 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

tion  of  Congress  approved  July  12,  1862 
for  special  servicejunder  Gen.  Mitchell 
Mustered   as   private;    appointed   Ser 
geant  Dec.  11,  1863;  1st  Sergeant  April 

1,  1863;  mustered   out   with   company 

July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Ebenezef  Donaldson 

Sergeant 

35 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

John  Hoover 

do..  . 

42 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  ;  mustered 

out   Sept.    19,    1864,    on    expiration  of 

term  of  service. 

Silas  McDonald  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed    from     Corporal  ;     killed 

Dec.  31,  '62,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,Ten 

Henry  R.  Skinner   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed    from    Corporal  Feb.  1,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Lafayette  Hale  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan  1,  1864;  Sergeant 

April   1,  1865;  mustered  out  with  com 

pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Eugene  Brisbiu  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,   1865;    Ser 
geant  June  4,  1865;  mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

John  O    Dubbs 

do..  . 

27 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Died  Oct.  4,  1863,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn  , 

of  Avounds  received  Sept.    20.  1863,  in 

battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 

Hiram  Henderson  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Mustered  as  private,  appointed    as  Ser 

geant  —  ;  wounded  July  9  1864,  in  ac 

tion  near  Vining  Station,  Ga.;  absent 

—  ;  mustered  out  July  25,  1865  by  or 

der  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

William  H.  Barber  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed   Corporal    Jan.    1.    1864;  Ser 
geant  Apr.  1,  1865,  mustered  out  July 
25,  1865  by  order  of  War  Dept.;  veteran. 

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35 


Names. 

Rank. 

0) 

be 
«jj 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Joseph  Power  .... 

Sergeant 

45 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  Q,.  M.  Sergeant  April  1 
1865;  veteran. 

Robert  Black  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  —  ;  transfer 

red  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Oct.  31, 

John  W.  Barber  .  .   . 

Corporal 

23 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

1863,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Mustered   out   Sept.  19,  1864,  at  Atlanta, 

Ga.,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

George  W.  Barber    . 

.   .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Apr.  1,  1865;  muster 
ed    out    with    company    July  25,   1865; 
veteran. 

Jonas  W.    Daish  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Apr.  1,  1865;  muster 
ed  out   with    company   July   25,    1865: 

veteran. 

Edward  Knifer  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Apr.  1,  1865;  muster 
ed  out  with    company   July   25,    1865; 
veteran. 

John  C.  Swartwout  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Apr.  1,  1865;  master 
ed   out    with    company    July  25,  1865; 

veteran. 

Is'c  Van  Valkenberg 

.  .  do..  , 

18 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Apr.  1,  1865;  muster 
ed    out   with    company    July  25,  1865; 

veteran. 

Silas  S.  Daish  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Apr.  1,  1865;  muster 
ed  out  with    company    July   25,    1865; 

veteran. 

William  Middleton  . 

.   .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    Corporal   June  4,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865; 
veteran. 

Alfred  D.  Searles  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  July  5,  1864,  in  hospital  at  Colum 
bus,  Ohio. 

Addison  Searles  .  .   . 
JamesH.  BrLsbin  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

20 

27 

Sept.    2,  1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  5,  1863  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
Discharged  May  26,  1862  at  Louis  ville.Ky 

on  Surgeon's  Certificate  of   disability. 

William  Deputy    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  '63  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,  Ga.;  died  May  6,  1865,  in  Rebel 

Prison  at  Andersonville;  Ga. 

Wash'g'n  Henderson 

Musici'n 

45 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.  29,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

John  Carder       . 

Wa°*'ner 

43 

Sept.    2,  1861 

}  VT%! 

Alustered  out  Sent   19  1864  on  exnirfltioii 

>  j  15>. 

of  term  of  service. 

Amanders,  Michael  . 

Private.. 

35 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  June  29,  1864  in  action  near  Ken- 

esaw  Mountain,  Ga. 

Aller,  William  R  .   . 
Alspach,  David  D     . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

19 
24 

Sept.    2,  1861 
Oct.      3,  1862 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

Died  ,  in  camp  at  Green  River,  Ky. 
Drowned  July  3,  1863,    in   Stone   River, 

Tennessee. 

Barber,  James  M  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.    20,    1863,     at   battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;   discharged    Nov. 

18,    1864,    on   Surgeon's    Certificate   of 

disability. 

Burchstead,  James  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga. 

Brookmau,  William 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    17,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Brown,  Daniel  M  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.     2.  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25.1865 

Burkhart,  Francis  H 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Reduced  from  Sergeant  Apr.  1,  1864;    ab 

sent  ;  mustered  out  July  25.  1865,  by 

Bugh,  David  

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 
Died  Oct.  26,  1863  in  hospital  at  Steven 

son,  Ala.,  of  wounds  received  Sept.  19, 

Brisbin,  Levi 

do 

25 

Sept.    2,  1861 

•  Vl'SI 

1863  in  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 
Died    Jan.    18,    1863    in  hospital  at  Mur- 

L>     J     1  O. 

freesboro,  Tenn.  of   wounds  received 

Dec.  31,  '62  in  battle  of  Stone  Ri  ver,Ten. 

Bullis,  John  R.  .  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  26,  1862,  at  Louisville, 

Ky.,  on   Surgeon's   certificate   of  dis 

ability. 

Burdett,  Lewis    .   .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

20 

Feb.    15,  1864 

>  yrs. 

Died  May  11,  1864,  at  Graysville,  Ga. 

Burdett,    George 

do 

18 

<'eb.    in,  1864 

I  vr^ 

Died  April  10,  1864,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Brisbin,  Albert  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    20'  1864 

>  y  1  1>. 

3  yrs. 

Absent,    sick  —  ;     mustered    o'ut    July 

25,  1865,  by  order  of  the  War  Depart 

ment. 

JrtOSTER  TWENTY-FlRST    REGIMENT 


Names 

Rank. 

£ 
•< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

O  0 
.  u 

a'E 

^  0> 

£* 

Remarks. 

Bumber,  Curtis  L  .  . 
Brisbin,  Francis  M  . 

Private. 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
22 
44 

Feb.   15,1864 
Sept.   2,  1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs 
3  yrs 
3  yrs 

Captured  Nov.  29,  1864;  mustered   out  at 
New    York   June   7,    1865,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 
Transferred  to  Co.K,  18th  U.  S.  Infantry 
April   25,   1863,    by   order   of  War  De 
partment. 

Butler)  John  M  .  .  . 
Cornell,  George  .  .  . 

.  .do.  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 

19 
18 

Sept.    2,1861 

Sept.    2,  1861 
Oct.     8,  1862 

3  yrs 

3  yrs 
9  mo 

Captured     Sept.    20,    1863,   at   battle   of 
Chickamauga.  Ga.    No  further  record 
found. 
Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  action  near  Vin- 
ing  Station,  Ga.;  veteran. 
Dratted*    mustered  out    Aug   3  1863  on 

Crawford,  Johnson  . 

Calkins,  Alvery  .  .  . 
Caster,  Thomas  W  . 

Castle,  Malbron  .  .  . 

Combs,  Dyer  B  .  .  . 
Cavan  John  F 

.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

21 

18 
18 

18 

18 
?3 

Oct.      8,  1862 

Sept.    2,  1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 

Aug.  25,  1862 

Feb.    19,  1864 
Mar.     4,  18(>r> 

9  mo 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 
3  vrs. 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Drafted;  died  May  8,  1863  in  hospital  at 
Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 
Died  Dec.  30,  1861.  at  Weston,  O. 
On  muster-in  roll;  veteran.    No  further 
record  found. 
Died  April  11,  1864.  in  hospital  at  Grays- 
ville,  Ga.;  veteran. 
Died  June  14,  1861,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Daish  Edson  G 

.  .  do  . 

18 

Mar    26,  18H4 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865 

Diamond,  James  .  . 
Dean,  James  F  .  .  . 
Durkee  Alva  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

32 

27 
18 

Sept.    2,  1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 
Feb.  20,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Died  June  11,  1862,  in  hospital   at  Louis 
ville,  Ky. 
Discharged  March  30,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 
Died    Aug    25,  1864,  of  wounds  received 

Everett,  Sylvester  T. 
Ellsworth,  Freeman. 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  do 

36 
45 

97 

Sept.    2,  1861 
Aug.  16,  1862 
Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 
iyrs. 
3  yrs. 

July  22,  1864,  In  action  near  Atlanta, 
Georgia. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
veteran. 
Died  Feb.  15,  1863,  in    hospital    at   Mur 
freesboro,  Tenn. 
Mustered  out  June  20,  1865,  at  Louisville 

Fowler,  William  W.. 
Foltz,  Tobias,  H.  .  . 
Finklnbinder,  Dav'd 
Fellers,  Andrew.  .  . 
Foreman,  John  .  .  . 

Gingery,  Abraham  . 
Gunter,  George  M  .  . 
Gray  William 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
do 

19 
19 
43 
41 

27 

22 
29 

*><! 

Sept.    2,  1861 
Oct.      8,  1862 
Sept.    2,  1861 
Oct.      8,  1862 
Oct.      8,  1862 

Sept.    2,1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 
9  mo. 
3  yrs. 
9  mo. 
9  mo. 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Ky..  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 
of  term  of  service. 
Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.    3,    18U3,    on 
expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Discharged  March  17,  1863,  on  'Surgenu's 
certificate  of  disability. 
Drafted;  discharged  March  17,  1863,  on 
Surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 
Drafted;  captured  Sept.  2.  1863,  at  battle 
of   Chickamauga,    Ga.       No   further 
record  found. 
Killed  May  1,  1862,  in  action  at  Pulaski, 
Teun. 
Died  June  15,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Bacon 
Creek,  Ky. 
Discharged   Oct.  4,  1862,   on    Surgeon's 

Grant,  Alon/o  .  .  . 
Hartmau,  Henry  .  . 
Hollis,  Charles  W.  . 

Hurl'  William.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 
26 
24 

20 

Feb.   20.  J864 
Oct.      8,  1862 
Sept.    2,  1861 

Oct.      8,  1862 

3  yrs. 
9  mo. 
3  yrs. 

9  mo. 

certificate  of  disability. 
Transferred   to   Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
Mar,  9,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Drafted;    mustered  out  Aug.  3,  1863,  on 
expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Reduced   from   Corporal    May    11,  1864; 
mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 
War  Department;  veteran. 
Drafted;    mustered    out  Aug.  3,  1863,  on 

Huff,  Benjamin  I  .  . 
Heusted,  Harvey  .  . 
Hunter,  Walter  F.  . 
Hamilton,  John  P.  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

28 
20 
22 
29 

Feb.    28,  1864 
Sept.    2,  1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 
Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Killed  Sept.  1,  1864,  in  battle  of  Jones- 
boro,  Ga. 
Killed  Jan.  2,   1863,    in   battle  of  Stone 
River,  Tenn. 
Discharged    Feb.   4,    1862,  on    Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 
Discharged  Nov.  22,  1864,   on   Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

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37 


Names. 

Rank. 

9 

be 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Hoobler,  Henry.    .  . 

Private.. 

24 

Sept.    1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran    Reserve  Corps 

Henderson,  Geo.  G  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Apr.  27,  18T.4,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 
Transferred  to  Veteran   Reserve  Corps, 

,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Kromer,  John  H.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in    battle   of   Stone 

River,  Tenn, 

do..  . 

21 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept   20,    1863,    at    battle     of 

Chickamauga,  Ga,    No  further  record 

found. 

Krill,  Frederick  M.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,   1863,    at   battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga,;  died  Jan.  16,  1864  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

Long,  William  H  .   . 
Lytle,  David  

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
19 

Feb.   19,  1864 
Feb.   11,1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Died  May  24,    1864   at  Tyner's   Station, 
Tenn. 

Malez  John  H       .  . 

do..  . 

25 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Morrison,  John  H.   . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died    Nov.   28,    1864,    in  Rebel  Prison  at 

Andersonville,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Mowers,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  J9,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

McCombs,  Jacob   .  . 

.  .do..  . 

23 

Sept.    2.  1861 

1  yrs. 

Died  Sept,  11,  1863,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

McClellan,  Fergus    . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  died  May  26,  1863  in  hospital  at 

Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

Mufiiey,  George  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.    5,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Nov.  18,  1864,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

McCracken,  John  T. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.  25,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Jan.  12,  1865,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

McCrery  John      .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

41 

Sept.    2.  1801 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran    Reserve  Corps 

Sept.  30,  1863,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

McCrerv  Mars       .  . 

do.  . 

24 

Sept.    2,  18'fl 

J  y  rs. 

Oaks,  Henry  S  .  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.   24,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   July   25,    1865,  by    order  of 

War  Department. 

Peters  Till  man 

do.. 

24 

Sept.   2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Vlustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Pennyfather,  Sam.J. 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.    2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  25, 

1865,    by    order   of  War   Department; 
veteran. 

Pepple,  Samuel  F.    . 
Pepple  Reuben  G  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

21 
18 

Feb.   23,  1864 
Feb.    23,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Vlustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Phenis,  Abraham  H. 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.   20,    1863,    at     battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  June  30,  1863, 

in  Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonvilie,  Ga. 

Rigg  Freeman 

do..  . 

19 

23 

Feb.    19,  1864 
Feb.    19,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865. 
Died  July  27,   1864,    in    Rebel    Prison    at 

Rigg,  Hiram    

.  .  do..  . 

Andersonville,  Ga. 

Reed,  George  H.  ,  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.    20,   1863,   at   battle     of 

Chickarnauga,  Ga.;  died  Aug.    14,  1864, 

in  Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Soush,  James  K  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.   19,  1864,   on  expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

Smith,  Josiah  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Sullivan,  James   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in  battle   near   Vin- 

ing  Station.  Ga. 

Smith,  George  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.   2,1861 

3  yrs. 

Died    Feb.   16,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Mur- 

Freesboro,  Tenn.,  of  wounds  received 

Dec.  31,  '62  in  battle  of  Stone  River,Ten. 

Springer,  Leander   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Nov.  25,  1861,  in  hospital  at  Cincin 

nati,  Ohio. 

Sterling,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    mustered  out  Aug.  18,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Shark,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    discharged    April   20,  1863,  by 

order  of  War  Department. 

Sholes,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  12,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  Aug.  H>,  1864,  at   Nashville,    Tenn.v 

of  wounds  received  July  9,  1864,  in  bat 

tle  near  Vining  Station,  Ga. 

Stewart,  Alexander  . 

.  .  do..  . 

33 

Oct.    12,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out   July  23, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Smith,  Phillip..  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Mar.    4,  1865 

3  yrs. 

38 


ROSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 


Names- 

Rank. 

S 

•< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Taylor,  James  .... 

Private.. 

20 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  July  9,  1864,  in   battle   near   Vin- 

ing  Station,  Ga. 

Taylor,  William    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed    Jan,    2,    J863,    in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Thomas,  Walter    .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.   23,1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  30,  1864,   at   Camp   Dennison, 
Ohio. 

Thomas,  Robert  P    . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.  25,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Aug.   25,   1864,    in  action  near 

Atlanta,  Ga.  No  further  record  fouud. 

Todd,  Joseph  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Dec.  29,    1864,   by   order     of 

War  Department;  veteran. 

VanTassel,  Reuben  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  Com'y  July  25,  1865; 

veteran. 

Vogle,  Nicholas  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed    Dec.   31,   1862,   at  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Wickham,  John  C.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  19,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Wickham,  Albert  R, 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  12,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20.  1863  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,   Ga.;    mustered   out   May  26, 

1865,  at  Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of   War 

Department. 

Warner,  Liberty    .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 
mauga,  Ga. 

Webb,  Thomas  J   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Jan.  19,  1864,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Willhelm,  George  H 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    19,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent  ;    mustered  out  July  25,  1865, 

by  order  of  War  Department 

Wisgiver,  Michael   . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred   to  Co.  G,  Jan.  1,  1862,  by  or 
der  of  War  Department. 

Whitne,  Ezra,  N   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Sept.    2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.   20,    1863,     at   battle   of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Sept.  29,  1864,in 
Rebel  prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Ward   Ira 

do 

29 

Sept.  2,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,    at    battle    of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Oct.  6,  1864,  in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Zoll,  Eli      

do..  . 

37 

Oct.    8,    1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  13,   1863,   on 

expiration  of  term  of  service 

COMPANY   I. 

Mustered  in  Sept.  19, 1861,  at  Findlay.  O.,  by  W.  Nelson,  Brigadier-General,  U.  S.  A.    Mustered 

out  July  25,  1805,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 

Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


David  Gibbs  
Charles  H.  Van  tine  . 

Captain. 
.     do..  . 

44 

27 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Sept.  19,  1861 

i  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Resigned  Jan.  31,  1862. 
Promoted    from    1st  Lieutenant  Feb.  8, 

1862;  resigned  Dec.  10,  1863. 

John  C.  Martin  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  1st  Lieut.  Co.  F,  Feb.  29, 

1864;    appointed    Act.    Asst.    Quarter 

master  ;  mustered  out  Aug.  3,   J865. 

Amos  E.  Wood  .  .  . 

IstLieut. 

22 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted    from    2d    Lieutenant  Feb.  8, 

1862;  died  June  14,    1863,   at   Murfrees- 

boro,  Tenn. 

Robert  S.  Dil  worth  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted    to   2d    Lieutenant  from  Ser 

geant  Mar.    1,    1863;  to  1st  Lieutenant 

June  13,  1863;  killed    June   27,    1863   in 

battle  ot'Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga. 

John  H.  Boltoii     .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  Sergeant  Co.  F,  May   18, 

1865;    mustered    out    with     company 

July  25,  1865 

James  Q,.  Bumpus.  . 

2d  Lieut. 

28 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  1st  Sergeut  Feb.  8,    1862, 
to  1st  Lieutenant   Company  H,  Dec. 

20,  1862. 

George  L.  Cleghorn  . 

.   .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  vrs. 

Appointed  1st  Sergeant  from  Sergeant 
Jan.  29,  J862;  promoted  to  2d   Lieuten 

ant    Dec.    20,    1862;    captured  Sept.  20, 

1863,   at    battle    of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 

mustered  out  Feb.  8,  1865;   on   expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


39 


Names. 

Rank. 

o3 

bn 

•4 

Date  of 
Entering 
,he  Service. 

Period  of 

Service 

Remarks. 

Matthew  P.  Culican. 

1st  Sergt 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    Corporal    Feb.    26,    18fi4;   1st 

Sergeant  Oct.!l,1864;mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865'  veteran. 

Michael  Rice  .... 

Sergeant 

21 

Aug.  29.  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Jan.  17,  1865,  by   order   of 

War  Department. 

Russell  Rice 

do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.    23,    1864     on    expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

John  M.  Rice  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  from  Corporal  ;  mustered 

out   Sept.   23,    1861,    on    expiration  of 

term  of  service. 

Preston  Rice  

.   .  do  ..  . 

26 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  corporal  Feb.    26,    1864;    Ser 

geant  Mar.  1,  1865;  mustered  out   with 

Logan  Mezener     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

company  July  25,  18<>5;  veteran. 
Appointed    Corporal  March  9,  1864;  Ser 

geant  April  1,  1865,  mustered  out    with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Martin  Bowland    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  March  5,  1865;    Ser 

geant  April  1,  1865;  mustered  out    with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Robert  H.  Caldwell. 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  8,    1863,    of   wounds    received 

Dec.  31,  1862,  in  battle  of   Stone  River, 

Tennessee. 

George  W.  Smith  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.    20,    1863,    at   battle     of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Sept,  10,  '61  in 

Rebel    prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Joshua  Rogers.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

15  yrs. 

Mustered  as  private;  appointed  Sergeant 
;  captured  Sept.  20,  1863,  at  bat  tie  of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.    No  further  record 

found. 

Maxw'll  C.  Reynolds 

Corpora 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal  :  killed  Dec.  31, 

1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Alenson  J.  Veon  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed    Corporal  ;  killed  Dec.  31, 

1862,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Washingt'n  D.Smith 

.   .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  April  1,  1865;  mus 

tered  out  with  Co.  July  25,1865;  vet'ran 

George  Smith 

do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  y  rs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1,  1865;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

William  Willey.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

William  H.  Cheney 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1.  1865;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  186-5;  veteran. 

David  Brett  

.  .  do..  . 

Aj5 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal—;  died  July  1,  '64 

in  Rebel  prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

Charles  Tyler  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;    died   Sept.  27, 
1863;  of   wounds  received  Sept.  20,  1863, 

Warren  Barnes  . 

do..  . 

39 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

in  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 
Discharged  Feb.   21,  1863,  on   Sm'geon's 

certificate  of  disability 

Windsor  C.  Perse  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Sept.   18,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Jacob  P.  Frederick  . 

.  .  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

James  M.  Parker  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  —  ;    transferred  to 

Veteran    Reserve  Corps  March  11,  1864, 

by  order  of  War  Department. 

Joseph  Higgins  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  ;  killed  Sept.  20, 

1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga. 

Philander  Rose  .  .   . 
Edward  Fields    .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 
Aug.  29,  IStiJ 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Appointed    Corp.  April  1,  1865;  veteran. 
Appointed  Corporal  March  9,   1864;    dis 

charged    Nov.  29,   1864,  for  wounds  re 

ceived    June   24.    1864    in    action  near 

Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Noah  S.  Jones    .... 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  24,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal   April    1,   1865;    dis 

charged  June  5,  1865,  by  order   of    War 

Department. 

Alfred  Dean 

do 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

-A-ppoint/GoI  Oorpoml  *  cRpturocl  Sept. 

20,  1863  at  battle  of   Chickamauga,  Ga. 

No  further  record  found. 

Isaac  Fellers  

.  .  do..  . 

.   . 

Sept.    6,1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Dec.  7,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

George  Billings  .  .  . 

Musici'n 

34 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  25, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department, 

40 


BOSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  .REGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

<£ 

be 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

0  0 

if 

£  3j 

(2°° 

Remarks. 

William  H.  Fink  .  . 

Wag'ner 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On   detached   duty  ;    mustered    out 

Alcorn,John  .  .  .  . 

Private.. 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

July  25.  '65,  bv  order  of  War  Dept. 
Wounded    Sept.     1,    1864    in    battle    of 

Jonesboro,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Dec.  17, 

1861,    at    Columbus,    O.,    by  order   of 

War  Department. 

Anderson,  John  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  16,  1863,  for    wounds 

received    Jan.   2,    1863,    in    battle    of 

Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Ames,  Lyman  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  24,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Captured     Sept.  20,    1863,    at   battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.,  discharged  June  5, 

Ames  Davis 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  24,  1862 

3  yrs. 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 
Discharged  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Ames,  Lysander   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department, 

Black,  Isanc  

.  do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Black    Alfred 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Nov.  4,  1864,  at  Columbus, 

O.,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Buffington,  George  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept  23,  1861,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Bleile,  Ferdinand  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Oct.      7,  1864 

lyr. 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  25, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Brumley,  Glenn    .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Nov.  18,  '61,  near   Paintville,  Ky. 

Boggs,  James  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

44 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died    Jan.   31,    1863,    at    Murfreesboro, 

Tennessee. 

Bears,  Harvey  

,   .  do..  . 

oy 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died    Oct.  2,  1863    of    wounds    received 

Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamau 

Bond  Amos  K 

do 

18 

Jan.    30,  1864 

3  yrs. 

ga,  Ga. 
Died  Apr.  4,  1864,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Bennett,  James  F.    . 

.   .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  ,  on  Surgeon's     certifi 
cate  of  disability. 

Beach,  Simeon.  .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Bryant,  George  W. 

.   .  do..  . 

43 

Feb.    23,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  1,  186-5,  in  hospital  at   Louis 

ville,  Ky. 

Beach,  John  J..  .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    13,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Buffington,  George 

.   .  do..  . 

23 

Mar.  21,  1865 

I  yr. 

Burkett,  Johu  .   .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.    20,    1863,    at    battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Jan.  7,  1865,  in 

Camp    Parole     Hospital,     Annapolis, 

Md.,  after  exchange. 

Canfield,  William  R. 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ,  at  Columbus,  O.;  mus 

tered  out  July  25,    1865,    by    order    of 

War  Department. 

Cosner,  Adam  

do..  . 

13 

Ian.    25,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out   with    company    July   25, 

1865. 

Chase,  George  D..  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Feb.    10,1864 

1  yrs. 

Wounded    Sept.    1,    1861,    in    battle  of 

Jonesboro,    Ga.;    mustered    out  with 

company  July  25,  1865. 

Creglon,  Obediah  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   ,  on    Surgeon's    certifi 
cate  of  disability. 

CaldvvelJ,  John.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred    to  Veteran    Reserve  Corps 

Jan.  1,  1861,  by  order  of  War  Dept- 

Draper,  Edmund  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

M  ustered  out  Sep.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Decker,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Feb.    21,   1863,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Easterly,  William.  . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1861,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Egart,  Daniel  .... 

.   .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Prisoner  of  war  ;  mustered  out  June 

9,  1865,  at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  Deyartment;  veteran. 

Fitzgibbon,  John  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

.Mustered  out  Sept.  23,    1864,    on    expira- 

of  term  of  service. 

Furguson,  Archibald 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June   28,  1865,   by    order    of 

War  Department;  veteran. 

Goit,  Lao[uinia   .  . 

do.. 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chick. 

amauga,  Ga. 

Gephart,  Philip..  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  —  ,    on    Surgeon's   certifi 

cate  of  disability. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


41 


Names. 

Rank. 

& 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Harrison,  Davis  W  . 

Private. 

18 

Aug.  29,  186 

3yrs 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1861,  on  expira 

tion  of  term  of  service. 

Hissong,  John  F  .  . 
Hays,  George  W  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

21 
H> 

Jan.   21,  186 
Feb.    10,  186 

3  yrs 
3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Mustered  out  with  compauy  July  25,1865 

Harrison,  Andrew  W 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Aug.  29,  186 

3yrs 

Discharged  ,  on  Surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

Hill,  James  

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  26,  186 

3yrs 

Discharged  March  26,   1864,  for  wounds 

received  Sept.  20,   1863,    in    battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga. 

Hutchinson,  Philsoi 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3yrs 

Discharged  May  18,  1864,  for  wounds  re 

ceived  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,  Ga. 

Henning,  John  T  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3yrs 

Discharged  ,  on  Surgeon's  certificate 

of  disability. 

Harrison,  Isaac  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Aug.  29,  186 

3  yrs 

Captured    Sept.   20,    1863,    in    battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Sept.  18,  1864, 

in  Rebel  Prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Ingraham,  Alex..  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered   out  Sept.  20, 
1864,  at  Columbus,  O.,  by  or  order  of 

lugraham,  Oliver..  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  186 

3  yrs 

War  Department. 
Captured  Feb.  15,  1865,  near  Lexington, 

S.  C.;   mustered  out  June  9,  1865,  at 

Camp  Chase,  O.,  by  order  of  War  De 

partment;  veteran. 

Ingraham,  Ethan..  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  June  22.  1864,  for  wounds  re 

ceived  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chick 

amauga,  Ga. 

Jackson,  Elias  S.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Killed  Jan.  2,  1863,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Jones,  George  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged  Aug.  4,  1862,  for  wounds  re 

ceived  Nov    8,  1861,  in  battle  of  Ivy 

Mountain,  Ky. 

Jackson,  Philip.    .  . 

do  . 

25 

Aug.  20,  1862 

*-i  vr*? 

Discharged   June  5    1863   on  Surgeon's 

Kane  Henry 

do 

23 

Aug.  29  186i 

O  j  lo 

certificate  of  disability.' 
Clustered    out  Sept   23    1804    on    GXDir- 

yrs 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

Kramer,  Richard  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  25, 

1865,    by   order   of  War   Department. 

Katiug,  Garret.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chick 

Klump,  Gottlieb    .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

39 

Feb.    25,1864 

3  yrs 

amauga,  Ga. 
Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Lee,  George  D  
Lear,  Anthony,  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do-.  . 

37 
18 

Jan.    20,  1864 
Feb.  24,1864 

3  yrs 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Died  May  18,  1864,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Linton,  Samuel  .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs 

Discharged   May  19,  1863,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Lane,  Stephen    .  . 

do.. 

19 

Aug.  26,  1862 

!  vr^i 

DischcirjrGcl    JXIDG    5    1865    by  order  of 

o  y  j.  Q. 

War  Department. 

Loug,  Philander    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June    5,   1865,  by  order  of 

Launing,   David.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Sept,    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

War  Department. 
M  ustered  out  Dec.  7,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service.     (See  Co.  F.) 

Manahan,  Jefferson. 

.     do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

>yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

McCarty,  John.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,   1864,   on   expira- 

of  term  of  service. 

Myers,  George.   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18. 

Feb.   11,1864 

yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  1,  1864,  in  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga. 

Merrills,  James  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

yrs. 

Appointed    Corporal  April   1.  1865;   re 
duced  June  15,  1865;  mustered  out  with 

company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Milliser,  Andrew  J.  . 

.  do..  . 

30 

an.    28,  1864 

yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ;  mustered  out  July  25, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Markle,  Volney  A.  . 

.  do..  . 

18 

an.    15,  1861 

yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Manahan,  Thomas  . 

.  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  25,  1862 

yrs. 

Died  Aug.  17,  1864,  in  Rebel  Prison  at 

Anderfsouville,  Ga. 

Moore,  Samuel.  .  .  . 

.  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  25,  1862 

yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

McNeal,  William  .  . 

.  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  25,  1862 

yrs. 

Discharged    June  5,  1865,   by   order   of 

War  Department. 

42 


KOSTER    TWENTY-FIRST     EEGIMENT 


Names 

Rank. 

<v 
iuo 

«J 

Date  of 

Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service, 

Remarks. 

Myers,  Charles   .  .  . 

Private. 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,  at    battle     of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Aug.  22,  1864, 

in  Rebel  prison  at  Anderson  ville,  Ga, 

Peet,  John  F  

do..  . 

18 

Dec.    29,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

Preston,  Hiram  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  19,  1862 

3yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.  6,  1863,   on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Preston,  Franklin  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Jan.     1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    July  3,  1863,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Bice,  Ezekiel  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Reduced  from  Corporal  ;   mustered 

out   Sept.   23,   1864,   on   expiration  of 

term  of  service. 

Rhinehart,  William. 

.  .  do..  . 

38 

Feb.   24.1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out   with    Co.    July   25,    1865. 

Ryer,  Henry  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Oct.     7,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 

Roush,  Thomas  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

43 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Dec.  27,   1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Rood,  William.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Feb.  26,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.   2,  1864,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Reynolds,  James    .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  14,  '63,  of  wounds  received  Jan 
2,  1863,  in  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn. 

Snider,  Andrew.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.   23,    1864,   on    expir 

ation  of  term  of  service. 

Swab,  John  

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3;yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept  23,  1864,  on  expiratior 

of  term  of  service. 

Spade,  Abraham  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Siefeld,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

Oct.      7,  1864 

lyr. 

Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Shoemaker,  Absalom 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

June   1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  7,  '63  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

Sweet,  Timothy  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

June    1,1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  June  17,  '63  at  Murfreesboro,  Teun. 

Sweet,  Henry  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  March  11,  1864  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Sams,  Eli 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Aug.  2,  1863,  for  wounds  re 
ceived  Jan.  2,  1863,  in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tennessee. 

Stacey,  John  P.  ... 
Shell,  John 

.  .  do..  . 
do 

18 
25 

Aug.  29,  1861 
Jan.   30,  1864 

3  yrs. 
3'yrs. 

Veteran. 
Discharged  May  17,    1865,   by   order    of 

Sams,  Levi  . 

do 

25 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

War  Department. 
Captured   Sept.   20,   18fi3,   at    battle    of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.    No  further  record 

Trout,  Syivanus  W  . 
Travis,  Henry  C.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

18 
19 

Jan.    30,  1864 
Jan.    30,  1861 

3  yrs. 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 
Died  Aug.  14,  1861,  of   wounds   received 
Aug.  12,  1864,  in  action   near   Atlanta, 

Georgia. 

Tryon,  Charles    .   .   . 
Wainwright,  Evers'n 

.  .do.. 
.  .  do..  . 

23' 
21 

Aug.  29.  1861 
Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  23,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Wallace,  Abraham  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

Wight,  Lyman  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

KmSnSept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka- 

Wight,  Daniel  

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  28,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  Tug.  16,'  1864,   in   Rebel  prison  at 

Richmond,  Va. 

Wright,  Joseph  B..  . 
Willey,  Henry.. 

do 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,    at   battle     of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Apr. 

do 

21 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

13,  18&5,  at  Columbus,  O.,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service, 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


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COMPANY  K. 


Mustered  in  Sept  19, 1861,  at  Findlay,  O.,  by  E.  Morgan  Wood,  Captain  15th  Im 
Mustered  out  July  25,  1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  by  Geo.  H.  Tracy, 
Captain  15th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


0  01 

. 

Date  of 

•sl 

Names. 

Rank. 

M 

Entering 

o> 

Remarks. 

< 

,he  Service. 

•~  o> 
&* 

Silas  S.  Can  field..  .  . 
William  B.  Wicker  . 

Captain. 
IstLieut. 

37 
21 

Sept.  19,  1861 
Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  '63,  at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga.  Ga.:  discharged  April  1,  1865. 
Promoted  to  Captain  Co.  E,  May  13/1863. 

John  W.  Berry.     .  . 

.     do..  . 

24 

Aug.  29,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  from  2d  Lieutenant   Co.   E 

June  14,  1863;  resigned  Jan.  6,  1865. 

John  Patterson  .  .  . 

2d  Lieut. 

27 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  1st  Lieut.  Co.  C  Dec.  20,  1862 

John  S.  Mahoney  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  1st  Sergeant  from  Sergeant 

Aug.  1,'62;  promoted  to  2nd  Lieutenant 

Dec.   10,  1862;  captured  Sept.  20,  1863,  at 
battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga.;  promoted 

to  1st  Lieutenant  Jan.  6,  1865;  Captain 

May  11,  18(55,  but  not  mustered;  dis 

charged  May  15,  1865. 

Jos  H.  Hoernback.  . 

1st  Sergt 

38 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  1st  Alabama 

Regiment  July  29,  1862. 

John  W.  Peraber  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  5,  '64;  Sergeant 
Sept.  1,  1864;  1st  Sergeant  June  15,  1865; 

mustered  out  with  company  July  25, 
1865;  veteran. 

Alpheus  C.  Mclntyre 

.  .  do..  . 

35 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  May  31.  1864,  in  action  near  Kene- 

Royal  F.  Lewis  .  .  . 

Sergeant 

32 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

saw  Mountain,  Ga.;  veteran. 
Transferred  to  Engineer  Corps,  Aug.  15, 
1864,  by  order  of  War  Department;  vet. 

David  N.  Loorais  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  24.  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,  in    battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Elihu  H.  Mason.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  Co.  B  Feb.20 

1863.      Awarded    medal  of  honor    by 

War  Department  under  resolution  of 

Congress  approved  July  12,  1862,    for 

special  service  under  General  Mitchell 

Jesse  Walker  .... 

do.  . 

23 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Apr.25,'64;  Sergeant 
April  1,  1865;  mustered  out  with  Com 

pany  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

James  T.  Inman.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Clustered  as  private;  appointed  Sergeant 

Jan.  1,'64;  died  Oct.  1,  1864,  of  wounds 

received  in  action  at  Atlanta,  Ga.;  vet. 

John  Russell  

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corporal  Sept.  1,'64;  Sergeant 

April  1,  1865;  discharged  July  3,  1865,  by 

order  of  War  Department;  veteran. 

David  N.  Wetmore  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20.  '63,  at  battle  of  Chick 
amauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Jan.  24,  '65 

at  Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of  War  Dept 

William  Fish  .... 

Corporal 

29 

Sept.  22,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  22,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Job.  ii  .Myers            . 

do..  . 

20 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Dec.  31,  1862,   in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Philip  Hams  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  9,  1862,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  of 

wounds  received  April  7,  1862,  in  battle 

of  Shiloh,  Tenn. 

Charles  Myers  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  March  1,  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

George  W.  Wright.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  March  1,  1865;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Daniel  Zimmerman. 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April   1  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Adam  Hinds        .  .  . 

do  .  . 

30 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1.  1865;  mustered 
out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

James  A.  Forrest  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Lost  a  leg. 

Hiram  Augustine..  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  10,  1861  '.3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1,  1885;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Robert  Forrest   .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Corp.  April  1.  1865;  mustered 

out  with  Co.  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

44 


BOSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

£ 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Geo.  W.  Hathaway.. 

Corporal 

29 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Appointed  Sergeant  from  private  Jan.l, 

1864;  1st  Sergeant  Aug.  1,  1864;    reduced 

to  ranks  June  15,   1865;    mustered  out 

with  company,  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

George  Shanks.  .  .  . 

do..  . 

23 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3yrs. 

Died  Sept.  22,  1863,   of  wounds  received 
Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chickamau- 

ga,  Georgia. 

George  W.  Jolley  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863.    at    battle    of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  Aug.  15,  1864, 

in  Rebel  prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

William  Stacy.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.    1,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Appointed   Corporal   Oct.    1,   1864;   dis 
charged  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Sidney  B.  Patterson. 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  April  3,  1863,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability 

Joseph  Russell.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,    at    battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga  ;  mustered  out  Jan. 

24,  1865,  at  Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

Willard  Caryl  .... 

Musici'n 

45 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  17,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

George  S.  Canfield.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

13 

Aug.  24,  1801 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Jan.   16,  1864,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Altman,  Samuel   .  . 

Private.. 

24 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  26,1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Ackley   Levi  .  .    .  . 

.  .do.  . 

34 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    mustered  out  Aug.  7,   1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Anderson,  Joseph  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  March  20,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Augustine,  George.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Banks  James 

do..  . 

26 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  22,    1S62,    on  expira 
tion  of  term  of  service. 

Battells,  Alfred  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,    1863,    on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Burk,  Samuel  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed   Jan.    1,    1863,    in  battle  of  Stone 

River,  Tenn. 

Bushnell,  Sherman  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  24,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Died  April  9,  1863,  in  hospital  at  Cincin 
nati,  O.,  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Byall,  John  D  

do..  . 

28 

Sept.    6,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Bar  toon,  John  E.  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.    22,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June   8,   1864,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Carr,  David  H  .  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    mustered    out   Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Carey,  Lucius  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  9,  1862,  in  Wood  county,  O. 

Case,  Thorn  

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  July  22,  1864,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

of  wounds  received  ,  in    battle    in 

front  of  Atlanta,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Croom,  John  A.  ... 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Feb.    28,1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  March  21,  1864,    at   Tyner   Station, 

Tennessee. 

Clymor  James  A  . 

do..  . 

18 

Feb.    15,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  29,  1864,  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Calvin,  William.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

39 

Feb.    18,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent  sick  ;    mustered  out  July  25, 

1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Clements,  Henry  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Dec.   2,    1862,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Comer,  John  D.  .   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Oct.       8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted. 

Davidson,  Thomas  S. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,   1863,   at   battle     of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;    died   Aug.  5,  1864, 

in  Rebel  prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Dumrn,  James  A.  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.  26,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Mai1.  4,  1865,  at  Columbus,  O. 

for  wounds  received  May   31,    1864,    in 

action  near  New  Hope  Church,  Ga. 

Elder,  Joseph  .... 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

On    muster-in    roll,    but   no   record  of 

muster-out  found. 

Forrest,  James  ..   .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  May  31,  1864,  in  action  near  Keu- 

esaw  Mountain,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Forrest,  James  A.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June  21,    1865,    for   wounds 

received  in  action;  veteran. 

Forrest,  William  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  7,    1864,    in    Rebel  prison    at 

Andersonville,  Ga. 

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45 


Names. 

Rank. 

& 

< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

0  <0 

It 

I* 

Remarks. 

Fair,  Elisha  

Private.. 

20 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3yrs. 

Died  May  7,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,  Term. 

J^ciir  Leonard 

do 

19 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb  22  1862  at  Cincinnati  O 

Fisher,  Peter  

.  .  do..  . 

43 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Sept.  22,  1862,  at  Nashville  Tenn. 

Forrest  Alexander  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran 

Finlay  Thomas.    .  . 

do..  . 

20 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Sept.  1,  '64,  in  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  G.;  mustered  out  with  company 

July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Fox,  Henry  A  

.  do..  . 

23 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Forrest,  Thomas  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  25,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  '63,  at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.;    Lost   on    the   steamer 

Sultana. 

Fjxir  IsHitic            •  •  • 

do  . 

18 

Aug.  12,  1862 

3  vrs. 

Discharged   June   5    1865    by  order   of 

War  Department. 

Flowers,  Charles  W. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Sept.  1,  '64,  in  battle  of  Jones- 

boro,  Ga.;   transferred  to  Veteran  Re 

serve  Corps  Jan.  1,  1865,  by  order  of 

War  Department;  veteran 

Foor  Joshua     .  .  .  • 

do  .  . 

26 

Jan.     2,  1864 

3  vrs 

Discharged   May  17,  1865,   by   order   of 

O   J  I  O. 

War  Department. 

Forrest,  John  S  .  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

43 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  June  16,   1862,  on    Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Forrest,  W  illiam  R.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  '63,  at  battle  of  Chick- 

amauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  Jan.  24,  '65 

at  Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of  War  De 

Gano,  Charles  M.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

partment. 
Mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Hastings,  Waite.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  oat  Sept.  22,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Hathaway,  Isaac  M. 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  May  31,  '64,  in  action  near  Kene- 
saw  Mountain,  Ga.;  veteran. 

Heckman  Henry  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered   out  with   company  July    25, 

1865;  veteran. 

Hathaway,  Sam'l  P. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    22,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Captured  March  19,  1865,  at  battle  of  Ben- 

tonville    N.  C.;  mustered  out  June  9, 

1865,  at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Hutchison,  Samuel.. 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Oct.      2,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,  1865 

Harris,  Elisha.    .  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

40 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Oct.  26,    1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate   of   disability,   died      Nov. 

25,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Harris,  Ransom..  .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  July  10,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Jones  James 

do 

19 

Oct.      8,  1862 

i  tnr* 

Dr&ftGd*  in.  lister  0(1  out>  Aucr.  7  1863    on 

expira'tion  of  term  of  service. 

Krows,  William..  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

31 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Keller,  George  

.  .  do..  . 

28 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865 

veteran. 

Kelly  John  D. 

do 

29 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865 

veteran. 

Llghtfoot,  Henry  .   . 
Listen,  Daniel.    .  .   , 

.  .  do..  . 
.  .  do..  . 

37 
34 

Dec.    31,  1863 
Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 
3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25  1865. 
Discharged  March  17,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Leach,  Clark  .  .     .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

26 

Feb.    18,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Myers,  George.    .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  May  31,  1864,  in  action  near  Kene- 

saw  Mountain,  Ga.;  veteran. 

McFerriu,  John  .  .   , 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20.  '63,  at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga  ;   died   Feb.   28,    1864,    in 

Rebel  Prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

Mosley,  Francis  .  .  . 

do 

18 

Aug.  12,  1862 

Q  VFQ 

Died  July  6  1863  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

Mitchell,  George.  .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

18 

Feb.    18,  1864 

)  Jf  L  »• 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865. 

Mohler,  John  H..  .   . 

.   .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.   18,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  March  7,  '65:  mustered  out 
July  25,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

McCone,  Isaac.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  13,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June   5,   1865,    by  order  of 

War  Department. 

Mosley,  Thomas    .   . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  12,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

46 


ROSTER  TWENTY-FIRST  REGIMENT 


Names. 

Rank. 

& 
< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Morgan  Guy          .  • 

Private.. 

20 

Aug.  24,  1861 

!  yrs. 

Discharged    May  5,   1863,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

\IcFall  George  .  .  . 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  24,  1861 

!  yrs. 

Died  Dec.  22,  1861,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

jVIuir  Job.  H              •  • 

do..  . 

20 

Aug.  24,  1861 

!  vrs. 

Discharged   Jan.  19,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 

<•»   J  *  *3. 

certificate  of  disability. 

Muir   James  . 

do..  . 

18 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  vrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran   Reserve  Corps, 

*-»    J  A  0. 

Oct.  29,  1863,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

O'Brien,  William  J.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

39 

Dec.     3,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Killed  May  31,  1864,  in  action  near  Ken- 

esaw  Mountain,  Ga. 

Ordway,  Andrew  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

25 

Sept.  19,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died   June   10,    1862,    at    Athens,     Ala 

bama. 

Pember,  Henry  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

42 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  Sept.  22,  1864,  on  expiration 

of  term  of  service. 

Pore,  Josiah  H.  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.    7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Pember,  Stillwell  .  . 

.  .do.  . 

19 

Feb.   26,1864 

3  yrs 

Mustered  out  with   company   July   25, 

1865. 

Pember,  James  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  22,  1862 

}yrs. 

Died  March  11,  1863,  at  Cincinnati,  O.,  of 

wounds  received  in  action. 

Purcell,  Ephraim  .  . 

.  .do..  . 

18 

Aug.  12,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Captured   Sept.   20,    1863,   at   battle    of 
Chickamauga,  Ga.;  died  April  26,  1864, 
in  Rebel  prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

Powers,  James    .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept.   20,  1863,    at   battle   of 

Chickamauga,  Ga  ;    died  Dec.  28,  1864, 

in  Rebel  prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Powers  Martin  .  .  . 

do..  . 

19 

Aug.  21,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   July  29,  1863,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Pember  Homer 

do 

18 

Sept.  18,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Apr.  29,  1863,    on    Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

Powers,  Hiram  H.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

39 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
April  10,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Raiisford,  Charles  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

27 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Feb.   20,    1863,  on   Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Reed,  Alexander  G  . 

.  .  do..  . 

34 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;    discharged   May   30.    1863,    on 

Surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

Rogers,  Frank  

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Feb.  26,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  July  H,  1865  at  Washing 

ton,  D.  C.  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Rock  wood,  Byron    . 

.  .  do..  . 

19 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  July  19,  1864,  in    action   near 
Peachtree   Creek,    Ga.;   mustered  out 

with  company  July  25,  1865;  veteran. 

Russell.  Brilton..  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Aug.  14,  1862 

3  yrs. 

Wounded  Aug.  11,  1864,  in  actfon;    dis 

charged  June  5,  1865,  by  order  of  Wai- 

Department. 

Shanks,  William  .   . 

.  .  do,.  . 

19 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  in  battle  of  Chicka 

mauga,  Ga 

Sawyer,  Thomas    .  . 
Stewart    James     .   . 

.   .  do..  . 
do 

18 
20 

Sept.  10,  1861 
Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 
$  yrs. 

Died  Feb.  6,  1862,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 
Mustered    out   with    Co.    July   25,    1865, 

veteran 

Smith,  Stephen  E..  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Jan.     1,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Absent,  sick  ;   mustered  out  June  23, 

1865,  at  Louisville,  Ky. 

Smith    Isaiah  .... 

do  . 

19 

Mar.    4,  1863 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Dec.   16,   1864.  near  Savannah, 
Ga.;    mustered    out   June   20,  1865,  at 

Camp  Chase,  Ohio. 

Snair,  Oliver  H.  P..  . 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Jan.     3,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran    Reserve   Corps 

Jan.  23,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Smith,  Justin  E..  .  . 

.   .  do..  . 

27 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Feb  2,  1862,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Scott,  Darius  

.   .  do..  . 

19 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured    Sept     20,    1863,    at    battle    of 

Chickamauga,  Ga.;   died  Feb.  1,  1864. 
in  Rebel  prison  at  Danville,  Va. 

Stocking,  Julius..  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

31 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June  3,  1862,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability 

Senders,  Oliver  H..  . 

.   .  do..  . 

28 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    June  6.  1862,    on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Stillwell,  Thomas  J.. 

.  .  do..  . 

36 

Aug     2,1862 

3  yrs. 

Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 

Apr.  10,  1864  by  order  of  War  Dept. 

Talbott,  David  

.  .  do..  . 

17 

Feb.    22,1864 

3  yrs. 

Mustered  out  with  company  July  25,1865. 

Treece,  Jesse  

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Thompson,  Aaron.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

43 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged  Sept.    27,   1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 


47 


Names* 

Bank. 

s. 

< 

Date  of 
Entering 
the  Service. 

Period  of 
Service 

Remarks. 

Valence,  Henry  .  .  . 

.Private. 

43 

Feb.    15,  1864 

3yrs. 

Killed  May  31,  1864,  in  action  near  Kene- 

saw  Mountain,  Ga. 

Vannetton,  Cyrus.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug,  24,  1861 

3yrs. 

Died  Feb.  3,  1862,  at  Bacon  Creek,  Ky. 

Vancice,  Jesse  R.  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

29 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged    Mny  15,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 

certificate  of  disability. 

Vaas,  David  

do..  . 

Feb.    15,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Died  Oct.  7,  1864,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Vailance,  John  .  .  . 

.  .  do..  . 

30 

Feb.    15,  1864 

3  yrs. 

Wilkins,  Absalom  . 

.  .  do..  . 

32 

Oct.      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Wood,  David.  .     .  . 

.  .  do.-  . 

21 

Oct,      8,  1862 

9  mo. 

Drafted;  .mustered  out  Aug.  7,  1863,  on 

expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Wetmore,  Martin  P.. 

.  .  do..  . 

18 

Sept.  10,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Veteran. 

Weddell,  William.  . 

.  .  do..  . 

22 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Discharged   Jan.    8,  1862,  on  Surgeon's 
certificate  oft  disability;  died  May  24, 

1862,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Wetmore,  Ebenezer. 

.  .  do..  . 

23 

Aug.  21,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Wetmore,  Elbridge  . 

.  .  do..  . 

20 

Aug.  21,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Captured  Sept.  20,  '63.  at  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Ga.;  mustered  out  March  23. 

. 

1865,  at  Columbus,  O.,  by  order  of  War 

Department. 

Zimmerman,  George 

.  .  do..  . 

21 

Aug.  24,  1861 

3  yrs. 

Died  Jan.  29,  1863,  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

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